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Object Number
995-29-10/73369
Display Title
Small coiled basket with four kachina heads
Descriptions
Object Description
Small coiled basket with design consisting of four kachina heads against a natural background. Two are Crow Mother kachinas with yellow faces, black feathers on sides of head, black nose and mouth outlined in natural, and an alternating orange and black headband. Other two kachinas have black faces with natural colored features, yellow triangle headdresses with black decorations, orange headband, and orange and yellow ears. Rim is finished in regular stitch and has small hanger attached. Made of thick and soft grass or yucca bundles sewn with yucca fiber dyed in aniline or vegetal dyes.
Inventory Description
Basket, bowl, flat base, flaring sides, human and geometric designs, 1 handle
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
Yucca
Dimensions
Overall: 7.9 x 13.3 x 14.6 cm (3 1/8 x 5 1/4 x 5 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73369
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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