8 prayer sticks, two lots. For the dead; including one fraternity stick
Donor:
Alfred L. Kroeber, Elsie Clews Parsons, and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Akwekyaipa, Zuni Reservation, McKinley County
Verbatim coll. place:
Zuni Reservation; Akwekyaipa
Culture or time period:
Zuni
Collector:
Elsie Clews Parsons
Collection date:
1918
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1919
Context of use:
For the dead; including one fraternity stick.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Comment:
No piece count on card. Description: "(a) 8 (b) prayer sticks, two lots.