"carrying wood"

22738

From: New Mexico | Isleta

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Title "carrying wood"
Object Number 22738
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Navajo
Provenience New Mexico | Isleta
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Creator Alfred M. Tozzer
Date Made 1901
Section American
Materials Cotton String | Board
Description

Cotton string arranged in a design, originally on one's fingers, and attached to a paper backing. Much of the string has loosened.

As per Stewart Culin, "chizh joyeli, packing (carrying) wood."

Length 32 cm
Width 18 cm
Credit Line Southwest Expedition; R. Stewart Culin; subscription of Robert C. H. Brock, 1902

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