Plaque
NA1828
From: United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa | Oraibi
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | NA1828 |
| 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 |
| Description | Circular, wickerwork, basketry tray. At center is an image of a Katsina, likely either the Shalako or the Butterfly Maiden (Palhik Mana) Katsina. The Katsina's face is yellow with a red, hachured area below the eyes. The edge is marked with alternating red and green ticks wrapped with a wide, yucca band. The reverse shows the back of the Katsina's head. |
| Height | 3.2 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 49 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from the Estate of F. S. Plimpton, 1907 |
| Other Number | 283 - Plimpton Number |
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