AZ AZ - Adrian Curtis Poleahla, 44, Keams Canyon, possibly Phoenix, 25 Jan 2011

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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Adrian Curtis Poleahla – The Charley Project



Poleahla, circa 2011; Poleahla's tattoo

Missing Person / NamUs #MP54719
Adrian Curtis Poleahla
Date of Last Contact: January 25, 2011
Missing From: Keams Canyon, Arizona
Missing Age: 44 Years
Current Age: 54 Years
Nickname: Nychie
Sex: Male
Height: 5' 4" (64 Inches)
Weight: 190 lbs
Race / Ethnicity: American Indian / Alaska Native
Tribe Enrollment / Affiliation
Yes
Associated Tribe(s):
- Enrolled with Hopi Tribe of Arizona

Circumstances
Date of Last Contact: January 25, 2011
NamUs Case Created: January 16, 2019
Last Known Location: Keams Canyon, Arizona 86034
County: Navajo County
Missing From Tribal Land: Yes
Primary Residence on Tribal Land:
Yes

Circumstances of Disappearance
(NamUs)
Adrian Poleahla (Adrian) was reported missing on April 30, 2012. Adrian was last seen on August 13, 2010 when he was released from jail . Family has not had contact with Adrian since his release. Adrian was reportedly en route to Phoenix, Arizona and was contacted by the police in that area on 01/25/2011. Family friends have reportedly have had contact with Adrian around the Heard Museum where Adrian may have been selling his art work.

Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Scar/mark: Scar on left wrist
Tattoo: Poley, tattooed on right forearm

Details of Disappearance (Charley Project)
Poleahla was released from jail on August 13, 2010, but failed to contact his family afterwards. He had contact with the police in Keams Canyon, Arizona on January 25, 2011; he was reportedly en route to Phoenix, Arizona at the time. He was reported missing on April 30, 2012, a year and a half after his family last heard from him.
Poleahla is a talented wood carver who has sold his kachina figures in art museums. Friends of Poleahla's family reported having seen him selling his artwork at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, but this hasn't been confirmed; the last confirmed contact with him was in January 2011. His case remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency
Bureau of Indian Affairs 928-738-2235

 

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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Adrian Curtis Poleahla – The Charley Project

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Poleahla, circa 2011; Poleahla's tattoo

Missing Person / NamUs #MP54719
Adrian Curtis Poleahla
Date of Last Contact: January 25, 2011
Missing From: Keams Canyon, Arizona
Missing Age: 44 Years
Current Age: 54 Years
Nickname: Nychie
Sex: Male
Height: 5' 4" (64 Inches)
Weight: 190 lbs
Race / Ethnicity: American Indian / Alaska Native
Tribe Enrollment / Affiliation
Yes
Associated Tribe(s):
- Enrolled with Hopi Tribe of Arizona

Circumstances
Date of Last Contact: January 25, 2011
NamUs Case Created: January 16, 2019
Last Known Location: Keams Canyon, Arizona 86034
County: Navajo County
Missing From Tribal Land: Yes
Primary Residence on Tribal Land:
Yes

Circumstances of Disappearance
(NamUs)
Adrian Poleahla (Adrian) was reported missing on April 30, 2012. Adrian was last seen on August 13, 2010 when he was released from jail . Family has not had contact with Adrian since his release. Adrian was reportedly en route to Phoenix, Arizona and was contacted by the police in that area on 01/25/2011. Family friends have reportedly have had contact with Adrian around the Heard Museum where Adrian may have been selling his art work.

Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Scar/mark: Scar on left wrist
Tattoo: Poley, tattooed on right forearm

Details of Disappearance (Charley Project)
Poleahla was released from jail on August 13, 2010, but failed to contact his family afterwards. He had contact with the police in Keams Canyon, Arizona on January 25, 2011; he was reportedly en route to Phoenix, Arizona at the time. He was reported missing on April 30, 2012, a year and a half after his family last heard from him.
Poleahla is a talented wood carver who has sold his kachina figures in art museums. Friends of Poleahla's family reported having seen him selling his artwork at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, but this hasn't been confirmed; the last confirmed contact with him was in January 2011. His case remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency
Bureau of Indian Affairs 928-738-2235

He was quite a carver! Here is more info on him.....

Native American Jewelry - Artists Represented - Adrian Poleahla - Cimarron River Company
Adrian Poleahla
ADRIAN C. POLEAHLA



(Hopi )

Adrian is a fine kachina carver, noted for his detailed and realistic figures, often "caught" in action. He has also been able to adapt his level of detail to some small paintings as well.

Adrian Poleahla was born in Keams Canyon, Arizona, and comes from the Corn and Water Clan. He is an accomplished Kachina carver who has been carving Kachinas over thirty years, starting at the age of 5. Adrian also is an artist and his subject is the Kachinas that he knows and loves. He learned carving from his father, John Poleahla, and brothers Irwin, Wayne, Shona, and John Jr. Adrian carves his dolls in the traditional material of cottonwood with precision detail and three dimensional attention to every surface and angle.

ARTIST STATEMENT:

“Every Kachina I do is what I’ve seen in life so therefore I try to make every one real. I have been carving since I was 5 years old. I am very grateful for my talent and for those whose heart my Kachinas have touched.”



AWARDS/EXHIBITIONS:

… Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona

… Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Bristol, Rhode Island

… Intertribal Ceremonial, Gallup New Mexico



PUBLICATIONS:

… The Hopi Approach to the art of Kachina Doll Carving, Eric Bromberg

… Hopi Katsina 1600 Artist Biographies, Gregory Schaaf

Native American Jewelry - Artists Represented - Adrian Poleahla - Cimarron River Company