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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