Plaque
Tray
NA8914
From: United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa | Oraibi
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | NA8914 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Hopi |
Provenience | United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa | Oraibi |
Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Yucca | Rabbit Brush | Sumac |
Technique | Basketry | Wicker | Woven | Plaited |
Iconography | Katsina | Kachina | Crow |
Description | Large, circular wicker plaque/tray. Rabbit brush weft and sumac warp. 18 rod warps in center, augmented, finished with mainly three rods. Rim bound with yucca. Design on front depicts the Crow Mother (Angwusnasomtaka) Katsina. Face painted in blue/green, red, black, surrounded by headdress and black, brown feathers. Bordered with terraced line of red and green. Front weft slightly damaged. |
Height | 3.2 cm |
Outside Diameter | 40.64 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Richard Waln Meirs, 1918 |
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