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Object Number 45-25-10/28699A
Display Title Heel bands
Descriptions
Object Description Heel bands worn by priests during sacred dances. Pair made with raw hide, red, green, yellow, and white yarn, pyramid, (mountain) designs. Made to look like porcupine quill work.
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: 23.5 x 9.2 x 0.9 cm (9 1/4 x 3 5/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object POISON/ 45-25-10/28699A
Provenance
Collector Thomas V. Keam (1892)
Donor Mary T. Hemenway (May 5, 1945)

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Heel bands
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Raw Material
Anklet
Arizona
Heel bands
45-25-10/28699 Heel bands
Anklet
Raw Material
Arizona
Heel bands
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Anklet
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Anklet
Raw Material
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Heel bands.
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Anklet
Hopi Reservation
Quill heel bands
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Anklet
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Media Restricted
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Anklet
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Media Restricted
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Anklet
United States
Tie-on moccasin bands
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Anklet
United States
Media Restricted
45-25-10/28683 One pair of leggings
Accessory
Arizona
Media Restricted
45-25-10/28684 One pair leggings
Accessory
Arizona