Drawings and letter, 1886-[19--] (bulk 1886-1889)

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Drawings and letter, 1886-[19--] (bulk 1886-1889)

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This collection consists of one scrapbook containing pencil drawings of 16 Navajo clan masks, which were drawn by Marietta Wetherill between 1886 and 1889. The scrapbook also includes color drawings of the 16 clan masks, plus an additional color drawing, which were done by Marietta at an unknown, later date. There is also a list of the 16 clans and a two page documentary about the Navajo Crying God mask, both handwritten and typed. Finally, there is a letter to Mabel Wright from Gertrude Hill, Chief Librarian at the Palace of the Governors, discussing the original Navajo clans and including bibliographical sources for further information.

1 box (.30 cu. ft.)

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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SNAC Resource ID: 7344853

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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Wetherill, Marietta, 1876-1954

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Born in Serena, Ill. Marietta Palmer Wetherill visited the Southwest with her family beginning in the mid 1880's. On one of these trips she met her future husband, Richard Wetherill. She and her husband lived among the Navajo at Chaco Canyon. In 1908 she was adopted into the Chee clan of the Navajo tribe. From the description of Drawings and letter, 1886-[19--] (bulk 1886-1889) (University of New Mexico-Main Campus). WorldCat record id: 32753160 Marietta Palmer ...