Tableta
38714B
From: Arizona | First Mesa | Hano
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 38714B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Hopi-Tewa | Hopi |
Provenience | Arizona | First Mesa | Hano |
Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood | Fiber | Pigment | Hide |
Iconography | Humis | Kachina |
Description | A wooden tableta headdress with phallic and cloud imagery. The upper edge is terraced and has vertical posts with cord wrapped around. Colors are green, black, yellow, orange, and white. The interior edge that fits around the Katsina mask has a corn husk lining on one side. |
Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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