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Object Number
45-25-10/28437
Display Title
Butterfly hair whorl
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Butterfly Hairdo-Polo' ini; Whorl (hoop)-Ngola
Object Description
U-shaped wood (crook) used by maidens in making their characteristic coiffure. Butterfly hair whorl
Inventory Description
Unclassified tool, wood stick, U- shaped, polished
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Arizona, northeast
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 19 x 12.9 x 1.3 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
45-25-10/28437 & [3602]
Provenance
Collector
Thomas V. Keam
(1892)
Collector
Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes
(1892)
Donor
Mary T. Hemenway
(May 5, 1945)
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