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Object Number
45-25-10/28754
Display Title
Shrine offerings
Descriptions
Object Description
Bundle of 5 sticks - shrine offerings. Bundle of 5 sticks tied together with hide. Two sticks are carved alike one end, one of these two has a bad crack in the middle; one stick has a hooked end; the other stick is shorter than the other four.
Inventory Description
Sticks, bound withhide, 2 carved at one end, 1 crook, 1 split, cracked
Classification
- Stick
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Arizona, northeast
Materials
Wood, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 45.9 x 2.7 x 2.7 cm (18 1/16 x 1 1/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
45-25-10/28754/ 3525
Provenance
Collector
Thomas V. Keam
(1892)
Collector
Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes
(1892)
Donor
Mary T. Hemenway
(May 5, 1945)
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