Lightning frame,white pigment on one side, blue and white on reverse, pink at ends; zigzag shape with pointed triangular ends.
Donor:
Kate S. Cory
Collection place:
Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
Kate S. Cory
Collection date:
1907
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1907
Context of use:
Used in Kachina dances. Sticks similar in appearance, but not so highly colored, are used in their altars. Are intended to invite the lightning, on account of resemblance in shape.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 72.5 centimeters
Comment:
Used in Kachina dances. Sticks similar in appearance, but not so highly colored, are used in their altars. Are intended to invite the lightning, on account of resemblance in shape.