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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