Plaque
NA5636
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | NA5636 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Hopi |
Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Bear Grass | Yucca | Pigment |
Technique | Coiled |
Iconography | Katsina | Kachina | Crow |
Description | Circular, coiled, basketry plaque. The Crow Mother (Angwusnasomtaka) Katsina is depicted over most of the plaque in black, brown and yellow yucca. Two triangular elements are painted on either side of the Katsina. The design is duplicated on the reverse. |
Outside Diameter | 38 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Westray Ladd, 1917 |
Other Number | 34 - Field No SF |
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