Prayer Stick

19981

From: New Mexico

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 19981
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Pueblo | Zuni
Provenience New Mexico
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Feather | Fiber | Pigment
Description

Wooden stick with feathers attached to loose strings tied toward one end. One side is dyed red and the opposite side has six lines and a dot painted in black. Strings are dyed red.

Length 13 cm
Credit Line Gift of F. Webb Hodge, 1897

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