Navajo Bible and Children's Story

Object/Artifact

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

NU 2021.1

Description

"God Bizaad" book, which is the King James Bible translated into the Navajo language. The book is black, with the title engraved in gold. The sides of the pages, when the book is closed, are red. Accompanying the book is a small leaflet for "Speckle: a story for children" in both English and the Navajo language.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Manufacturer

American Bible Society

Date made

1956

Time Period

20th Century

Notes

For bible

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Southwest

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Navajo

Native American

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bible

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Text, Religious

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Religious Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

A10

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

A11

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

NH 3

Dimensions

Width

5-1/2 in

Depth

1-5/8 in

Length

7-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

For bible

Width

4-1/4 in

Length

5-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

For leaflet

Material

Paper

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dr. Ethel Dana Atkinson

Notes

Donor

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Gift of Ethel Dana Atkinson

Owner/Agent

Dr. Ethel Dana Atkinson

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquisition Date

Jan 5, 1967