Snake Dance Outfit

Dance Wand

38784H

From: Arizona

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 38784H
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi
Provenience Arizona
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Feather | Skin
Description

A dance wand made from a wooden stick with black and white feathers attached at one end. The stick is dyed red with an incised zigzag line dyed yellow. Feathers are attached to the stick with a hide wrapped dyed red.

Length 62 cm
Width 3 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901

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