Prayer Stick

38119

From: Arizona | Hano

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Baho
Object Number 38119
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi | Tewa (Culture)
Provenience Arizona | Hano
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Pigment
Description

Wooden board painted on both sides. The front has a figure at the top, phallic and cloud imagery in the middle, and corn imagery at the bottom. Paint is worn and faded. The reverse is painted white. Handle at the bottom.

Length 43.18 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Thomas B. Donaldson; subscription of John Wanamaker, 1901

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