Plaque

Museum number:
2-18609
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.838
Description:
Wicker weave. 4 crossed element starter. Central green circle, (katchina?) geometric design; bordered by red, green on black line. 2 geometric figures on each side of circle, one green on red background, opposite, red on green background, joined by 2 opposite terraces.
Donor:
Grace Blair DePue
Collection place:
Third Mesa, Hopi Reservation, Navajo County
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona; Hopi Reservation; Third Mesa
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
Capital Life Insurance Company list
Collection date:
1900-1944
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basket plaques and Plaques (flat objects)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
February 19, 1945
Context of use:
Tray for food and sacred meal; household decoration.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
diameter 13.75 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Plaque, accession number 2-18609, described as Wicker weave. 4 crossed element starter. Central green circle, (katchina?) geometric design; bordered by red, green on black line. 2 geometric figures on each side of circle, one green on red background, opposite, red on green background, joined by 2 opposite terraces.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Plaque, accession number 2-18609, described as Wicker weave. 4 crossed element starter. Central green circle, (katchina?) geometric design; bordered by red, green on black line. 2 geometric figures on each side of circle, one green on red background, opposite, red on green background, joined by 2 opposite terraces.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Plaque, accession number 2-18609, described as Wicker weave. 4 crossed element starter. Central green circle, (katchina?) geometric design; bordered by red, green on black line. 2 geometric figures on each side of circle, one green on red background, opposite, red on green background, joined by 2 opposite terraces.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Plaque, accession number 2-18609, described as Wicker weave. 4 crossed element starter. Central green circle, (katchina?) geometric design; bordered by red, green on black line. 2 geometric figures on each side of circle, one green on red background, opposite, red on green background, joined by 2 opposite terraces.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Plaque, accession number 2-18609, described as Wicker weave. 4 crossed element starter. Central green circle, (katchina?) geometric design; bordered by red, green on black line. 2 geometric figures on each side of circle, one green on red background, opposite, red on green background, joined by 2 opposite terraces.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Plaque, accession number 2-18609, described as Wicker weave. 4 crossed element starter. Central green circle, (katchina?) geometric design; bordered by red, green on black line. 2 geometric figures on each side of circle, one green on red background, opposite, red on green background, joined by 2 opposite terraces.

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