Collector:

Mrs Matilda C. Stevenson  Search this

Donor Name:

President Theodore Roosevelt  Search this

Culture:

Zuni (A:shiwi)  Search this

Object Type:

Prayer Stick

Place:

Zuni, Zuni Reservation / Mckinley County, New Mexico, United States, North America

Accession Date:

30 Jan 1904

Collection Date:

1904

Notes:

IN A LETTER (IN THE REGISTRAR'S FILES) DATED JULY 8,1904 MATILDA COXE STEVENSON STATES "THE PRAYER PLUMES WHICH ACCOMPANY THE NECKLACE (229474) CONVEYED THE APPROPRIATE PRAYERS TO THE PREY GODS ON ITS TRANMISSION" THE PLUMES WERE PRESENTED TO PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSELVELT, THROUGH MRS STEVENSON, BY NAIUCHI, PRIEST OF THE BOW.

Record Last Modified:

31 Jul 2020

Specimen Count:

15

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

042217

USNM Number:

E229474-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30fbd2d8a-1d5f-4027-9455-a13f7c82dcbf

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8365919