Plaque

Tray

38592

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

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 38592
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi
Provenience United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa | Oraibi
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Yucca | Rabbit Brush | Sumac
Technique Basketry | Wicker | Woven | Plaited
Iconography Katsina | Kachina | Havasupai
Description

Circular, wickerwork, basketry tray. The center is painted with an image of a Katsina, likely the Havasupai (Konin) Katsina who represents the Havasupai people. The Katsina's face is painted red with inverted "V" lines in white above the mouth. A multicolored headdress is attached to the head. The edge is painted with a solid, black line and wrapped with yucca band. The reverse shows the back of the Katsina's head.

Outside Diameter 30.48 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901

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