Plaque
NA8921
From: United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa | Oraibi
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | NA8921 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa | Oraibi |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Rabbit Brush | Yucca | Sumac |
| Technique | Basketry | Wicker |
| Iconography | Katsina | Kachina | Crow |
| Description | Circular, wickerwork, basketry tray. The center is painted with an image of the Crow Mother (Angwusnasomtaka) Katsina. The Katsina's face is painted green and a black feather headdress is attached to the sides of the head.The edge is painted with green and yellow ticks bordered by solid, black lines and then wrapped with a wide, plant fiber band. The reverse shows the back of the Katsina's head painted black and outlined in green. |
| Outside Diameter | 33.02 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Richard Waln Meirs, 1918 |
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