Prayer Stick
19990
From: New Mexico
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 19990 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Pueblo | Zuni |
| Provenience | New Mexico |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment |
| Technique | Carved |
| Description | Wooden stick carved into a stepped point at one end. Below the stepped end is a raised section, followed by a rounded section, then another raised section and a deep notch. Bark covers most of the stick and is dyed reddish brown. The lower end of the stick is stripped of bark and dyed black. |
| Length | 16 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of F. Webb Hodge, 1897 |
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