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Object Number 45-25-10/28732
Display Title Rasp
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Rukunpi-Rasping stick
Object Description Scapula of deer and rasp. The bone piece has traces of red paint the wood stick has 17 notches carved in it, one end is carved with a step design which is charred. The stick has traces of green and red paint.
Inventory Description Rasp, carved wood, notched, scapula with traces of pigment
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms Arizona, northeast
Materials Wood, Bone
Dimensions Overall: 44.5 x 2.9 x 2.1 cm (17 1/2 x 1 1/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 45-25-10/28732 & 3510
Provenance
Collector Thomas V. Keam (1892)
Donor Mary T. Hemenway (May 5, 1945)

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