Plaque

NA8922

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

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA8922
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi
Provenience United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa | Oraibi
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Rabbit Brush | Yucca | Sumac
Technique Basketry | Wicker
Iconography Katsina | Kachina
Description

Circular, wickerwork, basketry tray. The face is unpainted with a yellow, triangular section from the forehead to the eyes and a green, triangular section from the chin to the eyes. A green and yellow headdress is painted around the head. The edge is painted and then wrapped with a wide, plant fiber band which is painted green. The reverse shows the back of the Katsina's head. The paint is generally faded.

Outside Diameter 27.94 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Richard Waln Meirs, 1918

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