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 (Deisher #) - Collector Number | 735 - Other Number |
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