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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
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United States
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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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