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Object Number
45-25-10/28954
Display Title
Prayer stick
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Paho--prayer stick; Mamazravaho--Woman's Society; cc:Mamzrauti
Object Description
Prayer stick (paho) - Mamzrauti. One of pair with 28955. Made of wood decorated with a Katsina, cloud and corn symbols painted in green, red, blue, black, yellow, and white. The Katsina has the Avanu (water serpent) on its face.
Inventory Description
Prayer stick, carved wood, polychrome katsina/corn design, cotton strings
Classification
- Prayer stick
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Arizona, northeast
Materials
Wood, Pigment, Feather, String
Dimensions
Overall: 56 x 10.4 x 1 cm (22 1/16 x 4 1/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
45-25-10/28954 & 3571
Provenance
Collector
Thomas V. Keam
(1892)
Collector
Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes
(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
| 45-25-10/28955 | Prayer stick |
Prayer stick
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Arizona
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Media Restricted
| 45-25-10/28959 | Prayer stick |
Prayer stick
|
Arizona
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|
Media Restricted
| 45-25-10/28958 | Prayer stick |
Prayer stick
|
Arizona
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|
Media Restricted
| 45-25-10/28938 | Prayer stick |
Prayer stick
|
Arizona
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|
Media Restricted
| 45-25-10/28950 | Prayer stick |
Prayer stick
|
Arizona
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|
Media Restricted
| 45-25-10/28957 | Prayer stick |
Prayer stick
|
Arizona
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 45-25-10/28949 | Prayer stick |
Prayer stick
|
Arizona
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|
Media Restricted
| 45-25-10/28948 | Prayer stick |
Prayer stick
|
Arizona
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Media Restricted
| 45-25-10/28946 | Prayer stick |
Prayer stick
|
Arizona
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Media Restricted
| 45-25-10/28937 | Prayer stick |
Prayer stick
|
Arizona
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Media Restricted
| 45-25-10/28945 | Prayer stick |
Stick
|
Arizona
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Media Restricted
| 45-25-10/28944 | Prayer stick |
Stick
|
Arizona
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