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Object Number
985-27-10/58959
Display Title
Hopi ceremonial hoe (wikya) made of wood. Both sides painted with designs
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Paho (Baho); wikya
Object Description
Hopi ceremonial hoe (wikya) made of wood. Both sides painted with design of growing corn with rain cloud above. Light blue background, very faded, painted on top of white clay.
Inventory Description
Stick, flat, wood, tapering, handle, multi cloud and corn design in pigment
Classification
- Stick
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Second Mesa
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 37.1 x 5.9 x 1.1 cm (14 5/8 x 2 5/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/58959/ 24271
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(08/01/1917)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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