Prayer Stick
19972
From: New Mexico
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 19972 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Pueblo | Zuni |
Provenience | New Mexico |
Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood | Feather |
Description | Wooden stick with a plume of feathers tied to the center. Bark is stripped off from the upper third of the stick and a plant fiber cord is attached at the end. Most of the bark is dyed black. Traces of blue pigment on the stripped wood. |
Length | 26 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of F. Webb Hodge, 1897 |
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