Balio or prayer stick

Museum number:
2-8944
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.289
Description:
Balio, or prayer stick.
Donor:
Kate S. Cory
Collection place:
Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
Kate S. Cory
Collection date:
1907
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Prayer-sticks (ceremonial objects) and Prayer-sticks (personal equipment)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1907
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Balio or prayer stick, accession number 2-8944, described as Balio, or prayer stick.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Balio or prayer stick, accession number 2-8944, described as Balio, or prayer stick.

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