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Object Number 985-27-10/59125
Display Title Pair of dance anklets (honhokyas'mi). Cloth on each end and on underside.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Honhokyas'mi
Object Description Pair of dance anklets (honhokyas'mi). Cloth on each end and on underside. Strips of leather run between the two ends and are wrapped w/ colored wool yarn. Yarn forms a geometric pattern of triangles and diamond shapes. Cloth and leather ties. 29.2x10.3 cm.
Inventory Description Anklets, yarn wrapped geo pattern, fabric backing, hide ties
Classification
  • Anklet
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Culture
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / Hopi Reservation / Second Mesa / Mishongnovi
Additional Geographic Terms Second Mesa
Dimensions Overall: 30.1 x 11.2 x 1.3 cm (11 7/8 x 4 7/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1 Pair
Label on object 985-27-10/59125
Provenance
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (08/01/1912)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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