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Object Number
45-25-10/28704
Display Title
Bundle of straws
Descriptions
Object Description
Bundle of straws for wrapper for feathers (to preserve them from one Snake Dance to another) Bundle of straws used to wrap feathers
Inventory Description
Bundle of straw, tied withred hide thong, pink feathers visible inside
Classification
- Bundle
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Arizona, northeast
Materials
Straw, Feather, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 44.7 x 5.3 x 5.8 cm (17 5/8 x 2 1/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
45-25-10/28704
Provenance
Collector
Thomas V. Keam
(1892)
Collector
Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes
(1892)
Donor
Mary T. Hemenway
(May 5, 1945)
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