Headdress model

Museum number:
2-8937
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020008937
Accession number:
Acc.289
Description:
Headdress miniature model. Possible cottonwood knob with twig inserted in base; 5 twigs in top; woven through with red lavender, blue yarn, white cotton string.
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
Object class:
Headdresses and Miniature (size attribute)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
1907
Context of use:
An imitation of the ornament in Kachina head gear. "Thread-cross".
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 8 centimeters, 2 centimeters, length 16.5 centimeters, width 4 centimeters, and length 4 centimeters
Comment:
An imitation of the ornament in Kachina head gear. "Thread-cross". References: See: Fewkes, "Tusayan Kachinas", B.A.E. 15th Annual Report 1893-94 pl. CVIII.
Loans:
S1969-1970 #131: Dominican College of San Rafael/Sister M. Joanne (June 1, 1970–July 30, 1970)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Headdress model, accession number 2-8937, described as Headdress miniature model. Possible cottonwood knob with twig inserted in base; 5 twigs in top; woven through with red lavender, blue yarn, white cotton string.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Headdress model, accession number 2-8937, described as Headdress miniature model. Possible cottonwood knob with twig inserted in base; 5 twigs in top; woven through with red lavender, blue yarn, white cotton string.

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