Pair, wooden. On tip of each is the "balio" stick occurring in all their ceremonies. The cord is woven of native cotton. Inside the husk is honey and sacred meal.
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
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1907
Context of use:
Carried in women's 9-day dance for rain. They are held in a flat position, and waved up and down. The feather, when on a grave, leads the way for the spirit. Spray of green stuff may "invite" the rain.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 55 centimeters
Loans:
S1952-1953 #3: California Palace of the Legion of Honor (September 9, 1952–November 28, 1952), S1952-1953 #4: California Palace of the Legion of Honor (September 11, 1952–November 28, 1952), S1962-1963 #35: Oakland Public Museum (January 30, 1963–March 29, 1963), and S1981-1982 #47: Heffernan Films (March 3, 1982–March 10, 1982)