Detail View: The AMICA Library: Female Navajo Figure
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AMICA ID:
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SAAM.1986.65.385
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AMICA Library Year:
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1999
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Name:
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Willeto, Charlie
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Creator Nationality:
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North American; American
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Creator Role:
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Artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1906-1964
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Biography:
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A traditional Navajo sheepherder, Charlie Willeto began carving in the early 1960s, only a few years beforehis death.
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Charlie Willeto
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Title:
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Female Navajo Figure
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Title Type:
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Title
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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ca. 1962-1964
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Creation Start Date:
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1962
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Creation End Date:
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1964
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Materials and Techniques:
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carved and painted wood
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Dimensions:
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66 1/2 x 16 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (169.0 x 41.3 x 36.2 cm.)
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AMICA Contributor:
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Owner Location:
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Washington, DC, USA
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ID Number:
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1986.65.385
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
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Copyright:
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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SAAM.1986.65.385.tif
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