Corn husk bundle

Museum number:
2-62050a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210262050a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.3450
Description:
Two corn husk bundles attached with fiber to make a single pair. Contains sacred corn meal.
Donor:
Edith Hamlin Dixon
Collection place:
Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
Maynard Dixon
Collection date:
Before 1946
Taxon:
Zea mays
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Botanical samples
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Context of use:
Used in Hopi ceremonies and as a container for cornmeal.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
2.4 centimeters and length 4 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Corn husk bundle, accession number 2-62050a,b, described as Two corn husk bundles attached with fiber to make a single pair. Contains sacred corn meal.

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