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Object Number
985-27-10/59214
Display Title
Pair of Snake Priest's armbands (chu'matsiuk soma), made from cottonwood root
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Chu'matsiuk soma
Object Description
Pair of Snake Priest's armbands (chu'matsiuk soma). Armbands made from cottonwood root bent around and tied together w/ a leather thong.
Inventory Description
Arm bands, bark rings withhide ties
Classification
- Armband
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1899?
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Navajo County
/
Hopi Reservation
/
Second Mesa
/
Mishongnovi
Additional Geographic Terms
Second Mesa
Materials
Bark, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 9.5 x 7.8 cm (1 15/16 x 3 3/4 x 3 1/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
985-27-10/59214/ 24291
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(08/01/1912)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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