Sceptre

38712

From: Arizona | Walpi

Curatorial Section: American

Native Name Mon-Ko-Ho
Object Number 38712
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi
Provenience Arizona | Walpi
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Feather | Fiber | Pigment
Description

A wooden board with a wooden corn cob painted blue and black attached to one side. One end is painted blue and has a stepped or terraced edge. The upper edge has two perforations with a short string inserted. Two feathers are hung from strings inserted through perforations along the lower edge of the board. Two strings hang between the two feathers.

Length 36 cm
Width 7 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901

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