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Calendar stick (replica)

National Museum of the American Indian

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Object Details

Culture/People
Tohono O'odham (Papago)
Artist/Maker
Homer Marks, Jr., Tohono O'odham (Papago)/Hopi Pueblo, b. ca. 1970
Seller
Homer Marks, Jr., Tohono O'odham (Papago)/Hopi Pueblo, b. ca. 1970
Collection History
NMAI commission from the artist in 2006; based on a calendar stick in the collection of the Arizona State Museum and representing events between 1841 and 1939.
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Date created
2006
Catalog Number
26/5684
Barcode
265684.000
Object Type
Indigenous Knowledge and Records
Object Name
Calendar stick (replica)
Media/Materials
Saguaro cactus
Techniques
Carved, incised
Dimensions
58.5 x 3.3 x 2.4 cm
Place
Arizona; USA
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Tohono O'odham (Papago)
Indigenous Knowledge and Records
National Museum of the American Indian
Record ID
NMAI_281911
Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws636d13b52-b0f8-43e1-a4fb-2e06a91abe1d

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