Prayer Stick

38117

From: Arizona | Walpi

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Baho
Object Number 38117
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi
Provenience Arizona | Walpi
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Pigment | String
Description

Wooden board painted on both sides. The front has a horned Katsina figure painted above corn imagery. The reverse is painted white. The sides of the board have perforations but with nothing attached. Handle at the bottom.

Length 50.8 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Thomas B. Donaldson; subscription of John Wanamaker, 1901

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