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Object Number
995-29-10/73362
Display Title
Plaited wicker oval plaque with kachina head motif
Descriptions
Object Description
Plaited wicker oval plaque. Design consists of long hair kachina with a green upper face, black lower face with yellow mouth, and four natural "feathers" in black headdress against natural background. Band of alternating orange and green rectangles outlined in black around rim. Made of sumac twigs covered with dyed rabbitbrush.
Inventory Description
Basket, woven plaque, kachina with headdress design at center
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1960s-1980s
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Third Mesa
Materials
Sumac, Rabbitbrush
Dimensions
Overall: 18.4 x 17 x 1.2 cm (7 1/4 x 6 11/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73362
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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