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Object Number
45-25-10/28760
Display Title
Squash Blossom altar peice
Descriptions
Object Description
Altar piece. Wooden squash emblem - plant amulet. Symbol of squash blossom painted black and white.
Inventory Description
Ornament, carved wood, conical, hollow, white and black pigment
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Arizona, northeast
Materials
Wood, Pigment, Cottonwood, Paint
Dimensions
Overall: 6.9 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm (2 11/16 x 1 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
45-25-10/28760 & [3283]
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes
(1892)
Collector
Thomas V. Keam
(1892)
Donor
Mary T. Hemenway
(May 5, 1945)
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Media Restricted
| 45-25-10/28759 | Squash blossom altar piece |
Ornament
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Arizona
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Media Restricted
| 45-25-10/28758 | Squash blossom altar piece |
Ornament
|
Arizona
| |
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Media Restricted
| 45-25-10/28762 | Squash blossom |
Ornament
|
Arizona
| |
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Media Restricted
| 45-25-10/28765 | Squash blossom |
Ornament
|
Arizona
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 45-25-10/28763 | Squash blossom |
Ornament
|
Arizona
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 45-25-10/28764 | Squash blossom |
Ornament
|
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28772 | Squash blossom |
Ornament
|
Arizona
| |
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Media Restricted
| 45-25-10/28761 | Squash Blossm |
Ornament
|
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28766 | Squash blossom |
Ornament
|
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28769 | Squash Blossom amulet |
Ornament
|
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28768 | Squash blossom amulet |
Dance wand
|
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28708 | Squash blossom |
Ornament
|
Arizona
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