Plaque

Museum number:
2-44877
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1631
Description:
Wickerweave plaque. Kachina face in center. Black, red, natural (faded).
Donor:
Estate of W. H. Middleton
Collection place:
Third Mesa, Hopi Reservation, Navajo County
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona; Hopi Reservation; Third Mesa
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
W. H. Middleton
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basket plaques and Plaques (flat objects)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1962
Context of use:
Tray for food, sacred meal; household decoration.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
diameter 44.7 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Plaque, accession number 2-44877, described as Wickerweave plaque. Kachina face in center. Black, red, natural (faded).Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Plaque, accession number 2-44877, described as Wickerweave plaque. Kachina face in center. Black, red, natural (faded).Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Plaque, accession number 2-44877, described as Wickerweave plaque. Kachina face in center. Black, red, natural (faded).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Plaque, accession number 2-44877, described as Wickerweave plaque. Kachina face in center. Black, red, natural (faded).

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