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Object Number
45-25-10/28698
Display Title
Heel bands
Descriptions
Object Description
Heel bands worn by priests during sacred dances. One pair, made to look like porcupine quill work. Made with red, brown, green, blue, and yellow yarn, and cotton string (thread). Two white diamonds with pyramid (mountatin) deisgns on either side of diamonds.
Inventory Description
Anklets, multi thread embroidery, cotton fabric backing, leather and cotton ties
Classification
- Raw Material
- Anklet
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Arizona, northeast
Dimensions
Overall: 24 x 8.2 x 0.6 cm (9 7/16 x 3 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
POISON/ 45-25-10/28698/ 3395
Provenance
Collector
Thomas V. Keam
(1892)
Donor
Mary T. Hemenway
(May 5, 1945)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45-25-10/28699 | Heel bands |
Anklet
Raw Material |
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28699A | Heel bands |
Anklet
Raw Material |
Arizona
| |
| 88-51-10/48094.1 | Heel bands |
Anklet
|
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28697 | One pair of Leggings |
Anklet
Raw Material |
Arizona
| |
| 88-51-10/48094.2 | Heel bands. |
Anklet
|
Hopi Reservation
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 985-27-10/59213 | Anklets (honho kyas'mi) used in the Snake Dance, made from leather |
Anklet
|
Mishongnovi
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 985-27-10/59212 | Snake priest's dance anklets (honho kyas'mi), made from buckskin |
Anklet
|
Mishongnovi
| |
| 09-38-10/75966 | Quill heel bands |
Anklet
|
New Mexico
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 45-25-10/28678A | Cotton Snake Dance kilt, painted |
Skirt
|
Walpi
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 985-27-10/59221 | Snake Priest's kilt (Chu'vitkuna). Made from 3 pieces of cloth, painted. |
Skirt
|
Mishongnovi
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 45-25-10/28678 | Cotton Snake Dance kilt, painted. |
Skirt
|
Walpi
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 45-25-10/28683 | One pair of leggings |
Accessory
|
Arizona
|