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Hopi prayer stick (paho). Corn husk and feather lashed to wood w/ cotton string
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Object Number 985-27-10/58964
Display Title Hopi prayer stick (paho). Corn husk and feather lashed to wood w/ cotton string
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Paho (Baho)
Object Description Hopi prayer stick (paho). Piece of wood carved w/ tapering point. Corn husk and feather lashed to wood w/ cotton string.
Inventory Description Prayer stick, wood, pointed, brown, eagle feather/corn husk bound w/ cotton stri
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: 23.9 x 7.2 x 1.5 cm (9 7/16 x 2 13/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/58964 & 24319
Provenance
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (08/01/1917)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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