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Object Number
985-27-10/59059
Display Title
Hopi wood tableta. Top cut out to create cloud symbols
Descriptions
Object Description
Hopi wood tableta. One piece, top cut out to create cloud symbols. Painted on both sides in green, orange, black, pink & yellow. Large painted cloud symbol on both sides in center. Circle of cornhusk wrapped w/ strips of cloth above headgear. Headgear made from leather w/ a metal buckle.
Inventory Description
Tableta, wood panel, poly pigment, cloud design, husk ring, hide straps
Classification
- Headdress
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: 42.7 x 23.9 x 2.4 cm (16 13/16 x 9 7/16 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59059/ 24279
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(08/01/1917)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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