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Object Number
45-25-10/28935
Display Title
Prayer stick
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Baho
Object Description
Prayer stick with feathers - very small. Painted black with a turkey feather and small portion of corn husk attached to it by wool string.
Inventory Description
Prayer stick, 2 wood shafts, featherand corn husk bundle tied with cotton twine
Classification
- Prayer stick
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Arizona, northeast
Dimensions
Overall: 14.9 x 7 x 1.5 cm (5 7/8 x 2 3/4 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
45-25-10/28935 & 3526
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes
(1892)
Collector
Thomas V. Keam
(1892)
Donor
Mary T. Hemenway
(May 5, 1945)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
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Media Restricted
| 45-25-10/28914 | Prayer stick |
Prayer stick
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Walpi
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Media Restricted
| 45-25-10/28910 | Prayer stick |
Prayer stick
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Walpi?
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Media Restricted
| 985-27-10/58960 | Hopi prayer stick (paho). |
Prayer stick
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Walpi
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Media Restricted
| 45-25-10/28904 | Prayer stick |
Prayer stick
|
Arizona
| |
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Media Restricted
| 985-27-10/58964 | Hopi prayer stick (paho). Corn husk and feather lashed to wood w/ cotton string |
Prayer stick
|
Walpi
| |
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Media Restricted
| 45-25-10/28934 | Prayer stick |
Prayer stick
|
Arizona
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 45-25-10/28902 | Prayer stick |
Prayer stick
|
Arizona
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 45-25-10/28933 | Prayer stick |
Prayer stick
|
Arizona
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 24-25-10/98113 | Prayer stick |
Prayer stick
|
Walpi
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 45-25-10/28912 | Prayer stick |
Prayer stick
|
Walpi?
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 45-25-10/28936 | Prayer stick |
Prayer stick
|
Arizona
| |
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Media Restricted
| 45-25-10/28911 | Prayer stick |
Prayer stick
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Walpi?
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