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Object Number 45-25-10/28707
Display Title Wool tassles
Descriptions
Object Description Tassels worn by Katcinas - black and white wool. Tassels wool, black and white.
Inventory Description Ornaments, white cotton/black wool yarn, cylindrical w. geo design, white tassle
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms Arizona, northeast
Materials Yarn, Wool
Dimensions Overall: 21.8 x 5.9 x 4.8 cm (8 9/16 x 2 5/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 45-25-10/28707
Provenance
Collector Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes (1892)
Collector Thomas V. Keam (1892)
Donor Mary T. Hemenway (May 5, 1945)

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