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Object Number
45-25-10/28770
Display Title
Corn husk amulets
Descriptions
Object Description
2 Corn husk amulets - they typify the whirling rain clouds and are used in the Lalakonti ceremony - plant amulet. Corn husk amulets, rings of corn husk with sticks running through bound with yucca or cotton ties.
Inventory Description
Corn husk rings, wrapped withwood crosspieces and feathers
Classification
- Accessory
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Arizona, northeast
Dimensions
Overall: 17.5 x 6.9 x 4 cm (6 7/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
45-25-10/28770/ 3555
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes
(1892)
Collector
Thomas V. Keam
(1892)
Donor
Mary T. Hemenway
(May 5, 1945)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Accessory
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| 45-25-10/28709 | Bundle of corn husk |
Accessory
|
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| |
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Raw Material
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| |
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|
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| |
|
Media Restricted
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Accessory
|
Arizona
| |
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Corn
|
Class 1; ruin A; Johnson Caynon Ruins
| |
| 33-62-10/2053 | Corn husk ring |
Raw Material
Floral Remain |
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| |
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Raw Material
Floral Remain |
Floating House Ruin
| |
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Floral Remain
Raw Material |
Floating House Ruin
| |
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Floral Remain
Raw Material |
Floating House Ruin
| |
| 33-62-10/2048 | Corn husk ring |
Raw Material
Floral Remain |
Floating House Ruin
| |
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Floral Remain
|
Small cave
|