Prayer Stick
38808
From: Arizona | Walpi
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Baho |
Object Number | 38808 |
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 red and green stripe at the top, an "X" across the middle with small triangles in multiple colors, and corn painted at the bottom. The sides are painted red. The reverse is painted white with ten pairs of red lines. Each side of the board has three perforations. Four of the six perforations have remnants of string attached. String is also attached in the center of the back. Two handles at the bottom. Made from reclaimed wood. |
Length | 63 cm |
Width | 28 cm |
Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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