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Object Number
45-25-10/28682
Display Title
One pair of armbands
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of armlets of a Snake Priest - made by participants in the Snake Dance; but never worn in that ceremony; One pair of armbands made of wood (cottonwood?) and hide, the wood has a white wash paint and the hide is painted or dyed red.
Inventory Description
Pair of armbands, 2 carved wood bands each, white,1 broken, leather fringe, red
Classification
- Armband
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Arizona, northeast
Materials
Leather, Wood, Pigment, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 46 x 8.6 x 1.4 cm (18 1/8 x 3 3/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
3 (1 pair of bands and 1 wood band fragment)
Label on object
45-25-10/28682
Provenance
Collector
Thomas V. Keam
(1892)
Collector
Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes
(1892)
Donor
Mary T. Hemenway
(May 5, 1945)
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