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Object Number
45-25-10/28780
Display Title
Ceremonial wooden bird
Descriptions
Object Description
Ceremonial wooden bird painted white, blue, with traces of black the bird is attached to a small peg.
Inventory Description
Figurine, carved wood, bird, pigmented, pointed dowel at base, chipped beak
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Arizona, northeast
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 5.3 x 11.8 x 4.3 cm (2 1/16 x 4 5/8 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
45-25-10/28780/ 3277
Provenance
Collector
Thomas V. Keam
(1892)
Donor
Mary T. Hemenway
(May 5, 1945)
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