Plaque
Tray
38592
From: United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa | Oraibi
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 38592 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa | Oraibi |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Yucca | Rabbit Brush | Sumac |
| Technique | Basketry | Wicker | Woven | Plaited |
| Iconography | Katsina | Kachina | Havasupai |
| Description | Circular, wickerwork, basketry tray. The center is painted with an image of a Katsina, likely the Havasupai (Konin) Katsina who represents the Havasupai people. The Katsina's face is painted red with inverted "V" lines in white above the mouth. A multicolored headdress is attached to the head. The edge is painted with a solid, black line and wrapped with yucca band. The reverse shows the back of the Katsina's head. |
| Outside Diameter | 30.48 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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