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Object Number
995-29-10/73356
Display Title
Plaited wicker plaque replicating butterfly maiden
Descriptions
Object Description
Plaited wicker plaque. Full figure butterfly maiden done in plaque style with the bottom half of the plaque missing that does not form part of the kachina body. Designs on natural background in black, orange, green, yellow, turquoise, and red. Made of sumac twigs covered with dyed rabbitbrush, with feather tufts on outer rim. Probably made by Abigail Kursgova of Hotevilla.
Inventory Description
Basket, plaque, polychrome geometric and headdressed human figure design
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1980s
Artist
Abigail Kursgova
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Arizona
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Navajo County
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Hopi Reservation
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Third Mesa
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Hotevilla
Additional Geographic Terms
Third Mesa
Dimensions
Overall: 31.6 x 28.9 x 1.7 cm (12 7/16 x 11 3/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73356
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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