Plaque
Tray
38581
From: United States of America | Arizona | Oraibi | Third Mesa
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Yungyapu |
| Object Number | 38581 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona | Oraibi | Third Mesa |
| 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 the Shalako or Butterfly Maiden (Palhik Mana) Katsina. The Katsina's round face is painted with a red circle below each rectangular eye. Red and green rays radiate down from around the mouth. An elaborate, tableta headdress is painted around the head. The edge is painted with red and green ticks bordered by solid, black lines, then wrapped with yucca. The design is duplicated on the reverse but the eyes are omitted. |
| Outside Diameter | 42 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
| Other Number | 47 - Field No SF |
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