Prayer Stick

19996

From: New Mexico

Curatorial Section: American

Native Name Baho
Object Number 19996
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Pueblo | Zuni
Provenience New Mexico
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Fiber | Wood | Feather | Pigment
Description

Wooden stick with a plume of feathers tied toward one end. Bark is peeling but still covers most of the wood and is dyed black. Bark is stripped at both ends of the stick and the ends are also dyed black.

Length 27 cm
Credit Line Gift of F. Webb Hodge, 1897

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