National Anthropological Archives

Guide to MS 4290 Wolf Robe Hunt drawings of Acoma katsinas and ceremonial objects, 1928

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS4290
Creators:
Hunt, Wolf Robe, 1905-1977
Dates:
1928
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
38 Drawings
watercolor and colored pencil, laminated
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 38 drawings made by Wolf Robe Hunt, under the direction of his father, Edward Proctor Hunt (also known as Gi-rri), who was a member of the Koshari. The Hunts were part of a group from Acoma Pueblo and Santa Ana Pueblo visting Washington in September and October 1928. The drawings were used to illustrate Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 135, "Origin Myth of Acoma and Other Records." The drawings have been annotated by Matthew W. Stirling and the collection also contains his original captions for publication.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.

Arrangement

Arrangement
The drawings are arranged in the order they appear in "The Origin Myth of the Acoma and Other Records."

Biographical Note

Biographical Note
Wolf Robe Hunt (1905-1977), also known as Wayne Henry Hunt and Kewa, was an Acoma artist. Hunt is most known for his silversmithing and turquoise jewelry, but was also a painter, dancer, lecturer, and writer. He owned and operated various trading posts and galleries in Oklahoma.

Administration

Custodial History
The drawings were collected by Matthew W. Stirling and deposited in Bureau of American Ethnology archives (now the National Anthropological Archives) by him in 1948.
Existence and Location of Copies
OPPS NEG 45,014-A--H
OPPS NEG 45,014-J--O

Using the Collection

Citation
MS 4290 Wolf Robe Hunt drawings of Acoma katsinas and ceremonial objects, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use
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Related Materials
The National Anthropological Archives holds the Wolf Robe Hunt papers (NAA.1979.0402).
Audio recordings made during the Hunts' visit are now held by the Library of Congress American Folklife Center in Matthew Stirling and Frances Densmore collection of Acoma Pueblo cylinder recordings [sound recording] (AFC 1948/142). The National Anthropological Archives holds mansucripts related to these audio recordings in MS 4482 and MS 4533.

More Information

Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 4290

Conservation Note

Conservation Note
The drawings were laminated between thin sheets of cellulose acetate in the 1950s, probably at the National Archives. The laminate is still whole but is subject to tearing, cracking or splitting.

Publication note

Publication note
The drawings were reproduced in Stirling, Matthew W. "Origin Myth of Acoma and Other Records." Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 135 (1942).

Variant Title

Variant Title
Drawings of kachinas and ceremonial apparatus

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