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Object Number
45-25-10/28675
Display Title
Coyote pelt
Descriptions
Object Description
Coyote skin - worn by katsinas and priests on the back of the belt.
Inventory Description
Pelt, fox or coyote?
Classification
- Accessory
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Arizona, northeast
Materials
Animal skin, Coyote hide
Dimensions
Overall: 89 x 18 cm (35 1/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
45-25-10/28675; 33.92
Provenance
Collector
Thomas V. Keam
(1892)
Donor
Mary T. Hemenway
(May 5, 1945)
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