Prayer stick/Prayer wand

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Culture/People: Wixarika (Huichol)
Collector: Donald B. Cordry (Donald Bush Cordry), Non-Indian, 1907-1978

Collection History: Collected in 1937 by Donald B. Cordry (1907-1978, a collector and amateur ethnologist) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place: Altavista; Compostela Municipality; Nayarit State; Mexico

See related items: Wixarika (Huichol); Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 19/7869
Barcode: 197869.000

Object Type: Ceremonial/Ritual items

Object Name: Prayer stick/Prayer wand
Media/Materials: Wood, cotton cloth, wool yarn, feather/feathers
Techniques: Embroidered, wrapped

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws640420bef-48c0-4d59-b63f-f5c41ad21894

Record ID: NMAI_211322