Prayer Stick

38801

From: Arizona | Mishongnovi

Curatorial Section: American

Native Name Baho | Mo-shi-ra-ma-son-pi
Object Number 38801
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi
Provenience Arizona | Mishongnovi
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Pigment
Description

Two identical wooden boards painted on both sides. The fronts are painted with a longitudinal black line with white hash marks throughout. The black line separates each board into a yellow half and a green half. The reverses are painted white. Trapezoidal handles at the bottoms are painted black.

Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901

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