Prayer Stick

39-9-10

From: New Mexico

Curatorial Section: American

Native Name Baho
Object Number 39-9-10
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Pueblo | Zuni
Provenience New Mexico
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Feather | Wood
Description

Two cigar-shaped rods of wood, painted green with black tips; one with flat face cut at squared end, painted yellow with three black dots. Ceremonial packet and two feathers, red and a prairie chicken, bound on with tape and brown feather pendent on string.

Length 14.29 cm
Width 0.95 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Misses Harshberger in memory of John W. Harshberger, 1939

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