tableta, unrecorded Hopi artist

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unrecorded Hopi artist, tableta
unrecorded Hopi artist, tableta
unrecorded Hopi artist
tableta
late 1800s–2007
tableta, late 1800s–2007
Where object was made: Arizona, United States
Material/technique: wood; carving; paint; plant fiber; string
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 40 x 40 x 2 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 15 3/4 x 15 3/4 x 0 13/16 in
Credit line: Source unknown
Accession number: 2007.5975
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: "Time/Frame," Jun-2008, Robert Fucci, Shuyun Ho, Lauren Kernes, Lara Kuykendall, Ellen C. Raimond, and Stephanie Teasley For the Hopi Pueblo, the butterfly dance is a social dance occurring every summer after the corn harvest, providing thanks for another year’s sustenance. Young women wear tabletas, or kopatsoki, like the one seen here. Notice the symbols for corn and the butterflies which pollinate them. Young women dance alongside young men wearing symbols for clouds and rain on their clothing, displaying gratitude for nature, and the community’s hopes for continued bounty