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Object Number
45-25-10/28693
Display Title
Hopi Ceremonial Rain Sash
Descriptions
Object Description
Knotted scarf of cotton - worn about the waist by the Katcinas and others in sacred dances and ceremonials. Hopi rain sash, finger-woven of white 2-ply s-spun cotton. Two fringed segments are attached a the middle. Each fringed end has been divided into numerous smaller finger-woven sections. These sections are pulled through rings made of cottom-wrapped corn husks, knotted and then twisted to form a fringe. Length: 246 cm, Width: 17 cm; Depth: .4 cm. Excellent structural condition, but cotton is yellowed with age and there are stains and soiling at ends of fringe and on body of sash.
Inventory Description
Sash, natural cotton body, woven, knobbed ends, tassled
Classification
- Sash
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Arizona, northeast
Materials
Cotton, Corn husk
Dimensions
Overall: 240 x 17 x 0.3 cm (94 1/2 x 6 11/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
45-25-10/28693
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes
(1892)
Collector
Thomas V. Keam
(1892)
Donor
Mary T. Hemenway
(May 5, 1945)
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