So Bide Nulcimi = "Horned Star" (Dul-ye-he?)

22716

From: Arizona | St. Michael's Mission

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Title So Bide Nulcimi = "Horned Star" (Dul-ye-he?)
Object Number 22716
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Navajo | Athapaskan
Provenience Arizona | St. Michael's Mission
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Cotton String | Board
Description

Cotton string arranged in a design, originally on one's fingers, and attached to a brown paper backing.

As per Stewart Culin, "so bide nulcimi, horned star (dul-ye-he?)."

Length 31.5 cm
Width 12 cm
Credit Line Southwest Expedition; R. Stewart Culin; subscription of Robert C. H. Brock, 1902

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