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Object Number 45-25-10/28757
Display Title Large imitation of melon or squash a plant amulet
Descriptions
Object Description Large imitation of melon or squash -made of wood; a plant amulet
Inventory Description Carving, wood, gourd form, yellow with black pigmented lengthwise grooves
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms Arizona, northeast
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 22 x 15.5 x 14.4 cm (8 11/16 x 6 1/8 x 5 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 45-25-10/28757 & 3518
Provenance
Collector Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes (1892)
Collector Thomas V. Keam (1892)
Donor Mary T. Hemenway (May 5, 1945)

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