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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Prayer stick, accession number 2-62042, described as Wooden. Tapers towards each end.
Hearst Museum object titled Prayer stick, accession number 2-9452, described as Partly painted with red and black colors. Notice: Image restricted due to its potentially sensitive nature. Contact Museum to request access.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Prayer stick, accession number 2-10506, described as Facet stick was yellow in facet, black below tie and on top. Other stick, blue above tie, black below.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Prayer stick, accession number 2-62041, described as Wooden. Stripped smooth of bark. Tapers towards each end.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Prayer stick, accession number 2-59510, described as Wooden stick with corn husk "buds" and feathers attached with wool thread (Z-spun, S-plied). Sticks also attached to the prayer stick in the same manner. Stick is black with a notch cut out at the top.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Prayer stick, accession number 2-17956, described as Small branch with bark peeled from one end, three feathers (one blue jay, one magpie, and one duck) tied to peeled end with white cotton cord.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Prayer stick, accession number 2-10497, described as Large, heavy.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Prayer stick, accession number 2-10490, described as Small, crooked stick.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Prayer stick, accession number 2-62028, described as 2 sagebrush twigs rubbed with malachite paint to which are attached cornhusk sections and various feathers and down including turkey and a raptorial bird; bound together with 4-ply, handspun (?) cotton cordage. Also with this number: 14 potsherds from different pots, they appear to be a mixture of Southwest types, with corrugated, buff, black on yellow, black on white, and black.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Prayer stick, accession number 2-62044, described as Wooden, of white-colored wood. Tapers to a point at one end.

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