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Wooden ceremonial object--painted with red and black design
Wooden ceremonial object--painted with red and black design
Object Number 39-44-10/18414
Display Title Wooden ceremonial object--painted with red and black design
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden ceremonial object-painted with red and black design; used by antelope priest
Inventory Description Dance wand, wood slats, trident shaped, pointed tips, blk/red pigment, sewn and
Classification
  • Dance wand
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / Hopi Reservation / First Mesa / Walpi
Additional Geographic Terms First Mesa
Materials Wood, Paper, Pigment, Fabric, Hide, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 59.4 x 44 x 2.5 cm (23 3/8 x 17 5/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-44-10/18414
Provenance
Collector Mrs. W.L.H. Lothrop (?)
Donor Mrs. W.L.H. Lothrop (May 2, 1939)

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