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Object Number
985-27-10/58960
Display Title
Hopi prayer stick (paho).
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Paho (Baho)
Object Description
Hopi prayer stick (paho). Piece of carved wood tapering at both ends. At center of stick is cotton string which is wrapped around packet of corn husk and feather. The other end of string attached to 3 small twigs. The string appears partly painted.
Inventory Description
Prayer stick, wood, 1 end pointed, corn husk, feather/pine needle, string lash
Classification
- Prayer stick
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 spring
Dimensions
Overall: 12 x 10.3 x 2.8 cm (4 3/4 x 4 1/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/58960
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(08/01/1917)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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Prayer stick
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| 985-27-10/58972 | Hopi painted wood prayer slab (paho). |
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| 45-25-10/28949 | Prayer stick |
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| 45-25-10/28948 | Prayer stick |
Prayer stick
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| 45-25-10/28955 | Prayer stick |
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| 45-25-10/28954 | Prayer stick |
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