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Object Number
995-29-10/73368
Display Title
Coiled basket with four kachina heads
Descriptions
Object Description
Coiled basket with design consisting of four kachina heads against a natural background. Two are Heheya kachinas with yellow faces outlined in black, brown noses, ears, and feathers, and black, natural, and brown stripes on cheeks. Other two kachinas have black faces with natural colored features, yellow triangle headdresses outlined in black, and brown ears with yellow decorations hanging from them. Rim is finished in regular stitch. Made of thick and soft grass or yucca bundles sewn with yucca fiber dyed in aniline or vegetal dyes. Attached tag has price and word (or name?) "Tulare".
Inventory Description
Basket, coiled, flared at top, polychrome design of four katchina faces
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
Second Mesa
Materials
Plant fiber, Pigment, Yucca
Dimensions
Overall: 12.6 x 22.5 cm (4 15/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
Distance (Diameter): 22.5 cm
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73368
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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