Presentation Tray, Papago Culture

Presentation Tray
Tohono O’odham/Papago culture
Ca. 1900
Coiled cornhusk, natural pigments, cotton fragment
D: 11 in :: 28 cm

Very early corn pollen tray for puberty ceremonies and during Vikita harvest festivals. With kaolin, charcoal and rust from red ochre, the painted composition references the four directions.

Price on request

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