Plaque

NA8921

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

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA8921
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi
Provenience United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa | Oraibi
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Rabbit Brush | Yucca | Sumac
Technique Basketry | Wicker
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 black feather headdress is attached to the sides of the head.The edge is painted with green 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 painted black and outlined in green.

Outside Diameter 33.02 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Richard Waln Meirs, 1918

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