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Wedding Plaque
Wedding Plaque
Wedding Plaque

Wedding Plaque

Object NameWedding Plaque
MediumSumac
Dimensions13 in. dia.
ClassificationsDecorative Arts, Natural Substances
Credit LineGift of the estate of Joyce Tomlinson Brewer. In the permanent collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberUM2023.43
Status
Not on view
CultureNative American - Diné (Navajo)
Label TextThe Navajo wedding baskets (also called Navajo ceremonial baskets), are used in the Kinaaldá (girls’ rites of passage puberty ceremony), weddings, and traditional healing ceremonies.
Locations
  • (not entered)  Iowa State University, Warehouse Storage
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