Arm Band

38740A

From: Arizona | First Mesa | Hano

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 38740A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi-Tewa
Provenience Arizona | First Mesa | Hano
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Hide | Feather | Fiber | Hair | Pigment
Description

Arm band made from a thick leather band dyed green. A buckskin flap is dyed red and attached with its edge cut into short fringe. Two small buckskin straps secure the band to perforations on the opposite side. Tassels made from orange string are attached and tipped with a bundle of hair dyed red and a feather.

Height 7 cm
Width 8.5 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901

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