Wash-ja = "Owl"
22719
From: Arizona | St. Michael's Mission
Curatorial Section: American
Object Title | Wash-ja = "Owl" |
Object Number | 22719 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Navajo | Athapaskan |
Provenience | Arizona | St. Michael's Mission |
Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton String | Board |
Iconography | Owl |
Description | Cotton string arranged in a design, originally on one's fingers, and attached to a paper backing. As per Stewart Culin, "nash-ja, owl." |
Length | 26 cm |
Width | 18 cm |
Credit Line | Southwest Expedition; R. Stewart Culin; subscription of Robert C. H. Brock, 1902 |
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