Plaque
Tray
NA8916
From: United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa | Oraibi
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | NA8916 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa | Oraibi |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Yucca | Rabbit Brush | Sumac |
| Technique | Basketry | Wicker | Woven | Plaited |
| Iconography | Katsina | Kachina |
| Description | Circular, wickerwork, basketry tray. The center is painted with an image of a Katsina, likely either the Shalako or the Butterfly Maiden (Palhik Mana) Katsina. Yellow, hachured area below the eyes. Yellow rays radiate down from around the mouth. An elaborate, tableta headdress is painted in yellow around the head. The edge is painted yellow bordered by solid, black lines and then wrapped with yucca band. The reverse shows the back of the Katsina's head. |
| Outside Diameter | 38.1 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Richard Waln Meirs, 1918 |
| Other Number | 152 - Collector Number |
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