Fiber bundles

Museum number:
2-66966a-i
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210266966a@2di
Accession number:
Acc.3729
Description:
Bundles of various dried fibers. (a-g) Yucca; (h) Ephedra, dyed red; (i) grass.
Donor:
Barbara Winther
Collection place:
Shungopavi, Second Mesa, Hopi Reservation
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona; Hopi Reservation; Shungopavi
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Maker or artist:
Hester Lomayahtewa
Collector:
Barbara Winther
Collection date:
July 1982
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
8.3 For Manufacturing
Context of use:
Used in basket making.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 64 centimeters
Comment:
References: See accession envelope for description of material and techniques.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fiber bundles, accession number 2-66966a-i, described as Bundles of various dried fibers. (a-g) Yucca; (h) Ephedra, dyed red; (i) grass.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fiber bundles, accession number 2-66966a-i, described as Bundles of various dried fibers. (a-g) Yucca; (h) Ephedra, dyed red; (i) grass.

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