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Hopi painted wood prayer slab (paho).
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Object Number 985-27-10/58972
Display Title Hopi painted wood prayer slab (paho).
Descriptions
Object Description Hopi painted wood prayer slab (paho). Front painted w/ base of clay then painted w/ symbols of growing corn and a two horned figure in orange, black, blue and light blue. Handle has bottom of corn design. Back painted w/ clay and orange dots.
Inventory Description Prayer stick, flat wood, handle, corn/katsina motif, cotton ties
Classification
  • Prayer stick
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Dimensions Overall: 52.2 x 13.1 x 0.6 cm (20 9/16 x 5 3/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/58972/ 24442
Provenance
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (9/30/1925)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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