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Object Number
985-27-10/59221
Display Title
Snake Priest's kilt (Chu'vitkuna). Made from 3 pieces of cloth, painted.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Chu'vitkuna
Object Description
Snake Priest's kilt (Chu'vitkuna). Kilt made from 3 pieces of cotton cloth sewn together horizontally. Plumed water serpent painted onto kilt in black and white. Beneath serpent are horizontal lines across kilt in black, green & white. On left side of kilt are several strips of red cloth.
Inventory Description
Skirt, cotton, painted snake and band designs
Classification
- Skirt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
pre 1912
Culture
- Hopi
- Transition Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Navajo County
/
Hopi Reservation
/
Second Mesa
/
Mishongnovi
Additional Geographic Terms
Second Mesa
Materials
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 87.6 x 47.6 cm (34 1/2 x 18 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59221; 24285
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(08/01/1912)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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