Prayer Stick

38794

From: Arizona | Walpi | First Mesa

Curatorial Section: American

Native Name Baho
Object Number 38794
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi
Provenience Arizona | Walpi | First Mesa
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Feather | Fiber | Pigment
Description

Wooden stick with three sets of feathers attached to loose strings toward one end. Strings are dyed red. Feathers are also tied to the stick where the loose strings are attached. The wood is painted black with a point carved at one end.

Length 53 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901

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