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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