Sceptre
38710
From: Arizona | Mishongnovi
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Mon-Ko-Ho |
| Object Number | 38710 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | Arizona | Mishongnovi |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Feather | Fiber | Pigment |
| Description | A wooden board painted white on both sides with a wooden corn cob painted white and black attached to one side. One end of the board is forked with rounded points and two painted lines in black. Toward the forked end, the lower edge has three notches. The upper edge has two perforations with a short string inserted. Four feathers are hung from strings inserted through perforations along the lower edge of the board. |
| Length | 42.5 cm |
| Width | 5 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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