Plaque
Tray
NA8085
From: United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | NA8085 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Hopi | Maidu |
Provenience | United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa |
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 image is of a Katsina. The face is painted orange with two, white, horizontal lines below each rectangular eye. A multicolored headdress resembling a rainbow. Edge of alternating short, green and red, rays. Rim wrapped with yucca band. The reverse shows the back of the Katsina's head. |
Outside Diameter | 49 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Henry K. Deisher, 1918 |
Other Number | 337 - Collector Number | 735 - Other Number |
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