Tile

97-85-947

From: United States of America | Arizona

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number	97-85-947
Current Location	Collections Storage
Culture	Hopi
Provenience	United States of America \| Arizona
Culture Area	Southwest Culture Area
Locus	near Jettyto Spring
Date Made	1885-1900
Section	American
Materials	Clay \| Pigment
Technique	Polacca Polychrome
Iconography	Katsina \| Kachina \| Zuni \| Cloud \| Flower Blossom \| Rainbow
Description	Rectangular, ceramic tile painted with the image of the Zuni (Sio) Hemis Katsina, a design borrowed from the Zuni and used in the Niman (Going Home) Ceremony. The Katsina wears a rectangular headdress with flower, rainbow and cloud symbols. The side edges of the tile have shallow arches painted.
Length	16 cm
Width	11.2 cm
Credit Line	Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997
Other Number	L-85-947 - Old Museum Number \| 16787 - ANSP Number \| 1168 - Gottschall Number

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