Plaque
Tray
38593
From: United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa | Oraibi
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | So-Yo-Him Yin-Ya-Pa |
Object Number | 38593 |
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 | Rainbow |
Description | Circular, wickerwork, basketry tray. The center is painted with an image of a Katsina. The face is painted orange with two, white, horizontal lines below each rectangular eye. A multicolored headdress resembling a rainbow around the head. The edge is painted with red and green ticks bordered by solid, black lines and then wrapped with a wide, yucca band. The reverse shows the back of the Katsina's head. |
Height | 3.5 cm |
Outside Diameter | 46.5 cm |
Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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