Commemorative medal

Museum number:
2-59630
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020059630
Accession number:
Acc.3268
Description:
Obverse: Medal. Indian Tribal Series; A kachina dancing with a pueblo in the background. Inscription: “1971” “Sovereign Nation of the Hopi.” Reverse: Kachina mask. Inscription: “Talaval Kachina” “Siva” Size: 4.5 cm. Weight: 24.3792 g. Condition: enclosed in a plastic case Content: silver Provenience: U.S., Arizona, Phoenix. 2937 W. Indian School Road. Mint Date: 1971 Photos from June, 1977 Reference: Dobyns, Henry F. and Robert C. Euler. The Hopi People. 1971. Indian Tribal Series. Phoenix, Arizona.
Donor:
Cecil L. Smith
Collection place:
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Sovereign Nation of the Hopi
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
Lois Smith
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume) and Phoenixes
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Production date:
1971
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Commemorative medal, accession number 2-59630, described as Obverse: Medal. Indian Tribal Series; A kachina dancing with a pueblo in the background. Inscription: “1971” “Sovereign Nation of the Hopi.” Reverse: Kachina mask. Inscription: “Talaval Kachina” “Siva” Size: 4.5 cm. Weight: 24.3792 g. Condition: enclosed in a plastic case Content: silver Provenience: U.S., Arizona, Phoenix. 2937 W. Indian School Road. Mint Date: 1971 Photos from June, 1977 Reference: Dobyns, Henry F. and Robert C. Euler. The Hopi People. 1971. Indian Tribal Series. Phoenix, Arizona.

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