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Object Number 45-25-10/28442
Display Title Butterfly hair whorl
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Butterfly hairdo--Poli' ini; Whorl (hoop)--Ngola; hair cord--Hom'pa wa; hair string--hompi; hair band--hum'pawi
Object Description Wooden hair pin for hair whorl. Butterfly hair whorl
Inventory Description Unclassified tool, wood stick, U-shaped
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms Arizona, northeast
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 16.8 x 9.9 x 1.9 cm (6 5/8 x 3 7/8 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 45-25-10/28442 & [3314]
Provenance
Collector Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes (1892)
Collector Thomas V. Keam (1892)
Donor Mary T. Hemenway (May 5, 1945)

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