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Object Number
985-27-10/58974
Display Title
Hopi ceremonial bow and arrows (paho).
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Paho (Baho).
Object Description
Hopi ceremonial bow and arrows (paho). Bow carved from stick w/ bark left on exterior. 2 arrows are tied to bow at center w/ string. String is also tied to carved wooded figure, which has a notch carved out from each side. Some black paint remains. Other arrow w/ feather not attached.
Inventory Description
Bow and 3 blunt arrows, miniature, feather/flat doll? attached w/cotton cord, pi
Classification
- Unclassified
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Navajo County
/
Hopi Reservation
/
First Mesa
/
Walpi
Additional Geographic Terms
First Mesa; from shrine near head of main trail
Materials
Wood, Feather, Cotton cord, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 24.6 x 5 x 2.6 cm (9 11/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
985-27-10/58974/ 24305
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(08/01/1917)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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