Shooters

38626

From: Arizona | Oraibi | Third Mesa

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 38626
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi
Provenience Arizona | Oraibi | Third Mesa
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Reed (plant) | Wood
Description

Two sets of bean shooters made from cane reeds with holes cut out. Thin wooden strips insert into the holes and act as a spring. One of the springs is split and has a coil of plant fiber cord around the center.

Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901

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