Plaque

38583

From: United States of America | Arizona | Oraibi | Third Mesa

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Yungyapu
Object Number 38583
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi
Provenience United States of America | Arizona | Oraibi | Third Mesa
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Rabbit Brush | Yucca | Pigment
Technique Coiled
Iconography Katsina | Kachina | Crow
Description

Circular, wickerwork, basketry tray. The center is painted with an image of the Crow Mother (Angwusnasomtaka) Katsina. The Katsina's face is painted green and a multicolored feather headdress is attached to the sides of the head. The edge is painted with red and yellow ticks bordered by solid, black lines and then wrapped with a wide, plant fiber band. The reverse shows the back of the Katsina's head outlined in red and green.

Outside Diameter 40 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901
Other Number 49 - Field No SF

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