Black painted ("North") Kethawns (1 male, 1 female). Made of cherry wood (Prunus demissa).
Donor:
Estate of Washington Matthews
Collection place:
Southwestern United States
Verbatim coll. place:
Southwest
Culture or time period:
Navajo
Collector:
Washington Matthews
Collection date:
1884
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1905
Context of use:
Used on night of 3rd day.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Comment:
See pp. 92-95 of Matthews "Night Chant.
Loans:
S1964-1965 #111: Oakland Public Museum (June 1, 1965–June 7, 1965) and S1964-1965 #51: School of Public Health (UC Berkeley) (February 1, 1965–March 10, 1965)