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Object Number
995-29-10/73375
Display Title
Coiled circular plaque with Grandmother kachina motif
Descriptions
Object Description
Coiled circular plaque with hanger at top. Natural background with full figure of Hopi Grandmother kachina in black, rust, and natural. Ends of kachina's hair protrude from plaque. Arching over kachina's head around upper rim are nine stepped diamonds in yellow outlined in rust and black. Black outline extends into regular rim, which is finished in regular stitch . Made of thick and soft grass or yucca bundles sewn with yucca fiber dyed in aniline or vegetal dyes.
Inventory Description
Basket, plaque, polychrome geometric and human figure design, hanger, 3d braids
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: 32.7 x 31.1 x 1.6 cm (12 7/8 x 12 1/4 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73375
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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