Plaque

Museum number:
2-18630
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
33 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.838
Description:
Wicker weave. 4 crossed element starter. Black central circle. 2 V-shaped opposite spirals pendant to circle. Spirals black with red centers. Black framing line, under coil, with white dots.
Donor:
Grace Blair DePue
Collection place:
Oraibi, Third Mesa, Hopi Reservation
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona; Hopi Reservation; Oraibi
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
unknown
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:
Ceremonial, prayer for rain. Tray for food and sacred meal; household decoration.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
diameter 15.25 inches
Loans:
S1980-1981 #18: University of California, Santa Cruz (October 15, 1980–November 17, 1980) and S1983-1984 #54: SFO Museum (May 22, 1984–November 12, 1984)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Plaque, accession number 2-18630, described as Wicker weave. 4 crossed element starter. Black central circle. 2 V-shaped opposite spirals pendant to circle. Spirals black with red centers. Black framing line, under coil, with white dots.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Plaque, accession number 2-18630, described as Wicker weave. 4 crossed element starter. Black central circle. 2 V-shaped opposite spirals pendant to circle. Spirals black with red centers. Black framing line, under coil, with white dots.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Plaque, accession number 2-18630, described as Wicker weave. 4 crossed element starter. Black central circle. 2 V-shaped opposite spirals pendant to circle. Spirals black with red centers. Black framing line, under coil, with white dots.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Plaque, accession number 2-18630, described as Wicker weave. 4 crossed element starter. Black central circle. 2 V-shaped opposite spirals pendant to circle. Spirals black with red centers. Black framing line, under coil, with white dots.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Plaque, accession number 2-18630, described as Wicker weave. 4 crossed element starter. Black central circle. 2 V-shaped opposite spirals pendant to circle. Spirals black with red centers. Black framing line, under coil, with white dots.

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