pah-khu-la = "star"

22730

From: New Mexico | Isleta Pueblo

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Title pah-khu-la = "star"
Object Number 22730
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tewa (Culture) | Hopi
Provenience New Mexico | Isleta Pueblo
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Cotton String | Cardboard
Description

Cotton string arranged in a design, originally on one's fingers, and attached to a brown paper backing.

As per Stewart Culin, "pakula, star figure."

Length 23.5 cm
Width 19.5 cm
Credit Line Southwest Expedition; R. Stewart Culin; subscription of Robert C. H. Brock, 1902

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