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Anklets (honho kyas'mi) used in the Snake Dance, made from leather
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Object Number 985-27-10/59213
Display Title Anklets (honho kyas'mi) used in the Snake Dance, made from leather
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Honho kyas'mi
Object Description Anklets (honho kyas'mi) used in the Snake Dance.(2) Anklets made from wide strip of leather w/ 2 rows of fringe sewn on. Front of anklets are dyed red. Base piece of leather may have been taken from a shoe. Leather thong tie at each end.
Inventory Description Anklets, leather, fringed, sewn to band withhide, reddish brown pigment
Classification
  • Anklet
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / Hopi Reservation / Second Mesa / Mishongnovi
Additional Geographic Terms Second Mesa
Dimensions Overall: 27.2 x 12.5 x 1.3 cm (10 11/16 x 4 15/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1 Pair
Label on object 985-27-10/59213/ 24259/ 24298
Provenance
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (08/01/1912)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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