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Object Number
985-27-10/59217
Display Title
Straw feather containers used by Snake Priest
Descriptions
Object Description
Straw feather containers used by Snake Priest. 3 bundles of straw probably w/ feathers inside. Laced w/ strips of cloth. One bundle is laced w/ leather dyed red. Bundles taper.
Inventory Description
Straw bundles, 2 wrapped withfabric, 1 hide, conical, feathers inside?
Classification
- Container
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1899?
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Navajo County
/
Hopi Reservation
/
Second Mesa
/
Mishongnovi
Additional Geographic Terms
Second Mesa
Materials
Straw, Fabric, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 46 x 5.6 x 5 cm (18 1/8 x 2 3/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
985-27-10/59217
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(08/01/1912)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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