Plaque

Museum number:
2-18603
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.838
Description:
Wicker weave. Oval shape, 9 elements in each crossed starter. Asymetric design, no discernable pattern. Colors: shades of brown, natural. Extremely faded. Motif: Katchina? (difficult to make out).
Donor:
Grace Blair DePue
Collection place:
Third Mesa, Hopi Reservation, Navajo County
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona; Hopi Reservation; Third Mesa
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1900-1944
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basket plaques and Plaques (flat objects)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
February 19, 1945
Context of use:
Tray for food and sacred meal; household decoration.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 14.25 inches and width 13.25 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Plaque, accession number 2-18603, described as Wicker weave. Oval shape, 9 elements in each crossed starter. Asymetric design, no discernable pattern. Colors: shades of brown, natural. Extremely faded. Motif: Katchina? (difficult to make out).Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Plaque, accession number 2-18603, described as Wicker weave. Oval shape, 9 elements in each crossed starter. Asymetric design, no discernable pattern. Colors: shades of brown, natural. Extremely faded. Motif: Katchina? (difficult to make out).Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Plaque, accession number 2-18603, described as Wicker weave. Oval shape, 9 elements in each crossed starter. Asymetric design, no discernable pattern. Colors: shades of brown, natural. Extremely faded. Motif: Katchina? (difficult to make out).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Plaque, accession number 2-18603, described as Wicker weave. Oval shape, 9 elements in each crossed starter. Asymetric design, no discernable pattern. Colors: shades of brown, natural. Extremely faded. Motif: Katchina? (difficult to make out).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Plaque, accession number 2-18603, described as Wicker weave. Oval shape, 9 elements in each crossed starter. Asymetric design, no discernable pattern. Colors: shades of brown, natural. Extremely faded. Motif: Katchina? (difficult to make out).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Plaque, accession number 2-18603, described as Wicker weave. Oval shape, 9 elements in each crossed starter. Asymetric design, no discernable pattern. Colors: shades of brown, natural. Extremely faded. Motif: Katchina? (difficult to make out).

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