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Object Number 995-29-10/73378
Display Title Coiled circular plaque with Butterfly maiden motif
Descriptions
Object Description Coiled circular plaque with hanger at top. Full figure Butterfly Maiden in rust, yellow, and black against natural background. Around rim are 17 black stepped diamonds. Rim finished in regular stitch in black. Made of thick and soft grass or yucca bundles sewn with yucca fiber dyed in aniline or vegetal dyes.
Inventory Description Basket, plaque, coiled polychrome geometric design, hanger at top
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Date 1960s-1980s
Culture
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms Second Mesa
Materials Yucca
Dimensions Overall: 32.1 x 30.6 x 4.2 cm (12 5/8 x 12 1/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73378; 65.00 / Hopi
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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