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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
Materials
Wood, Pigment, Cotton string
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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