chich joyeti = "hacking the Wood"
22724
From: Arizona | St. Michael's Mission
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | chich joyeti = "hacking the Wood" |
| Object Number | 22724 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Navajo | Athapaskan |
| Provenience | Arizona | St. Michael's Mission |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton String | Board |
| Description | Cotton string arranged in a design, originally on one's fingers, and attached to a paper backing. Much of the string has loosened. As per Stewart Culin, "chizh joyeli, packing (carrying) wood." |
| Length | 27.5 cm |
| Width | 21 cm |
| Credit Line | Southwest Expedition; R. Stewart Culin; subscription of Robert C. H. Brock, 1902 |
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