Tray

2009-10-26

From: United States of America | Arizona | Hopi Pueblo

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 2009-10-26
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Pueblo
Provenience United States of America | Arizona | Hopi Pueblo
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Rabbit Brush | Yucca | Pigment
Technique Woven | Basketry
Iconography Katsina | Kachina
Description

Circular, wickerwork, basketry tray. A blue circle with a black and white border is painted in the center. A large, yellow oval is painted around the blue circle. On the longer edges of the oval, two Katsina are painted, likely the Long Haired (Angak'china) Katsina. The edge is painted black with white ticks and then wrapped with a wide, plant fiber band. The design is duplicate on the reverse.

Height 3.5 cm
Outside Diameter 31.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Richard William Wolf, Jr. in memory of his mother, Patricia J. Wolf, 2009

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