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A sacred badge of authority of the Hopi Indians usually consisting of an ear of corn decorated with feathers or a valued stone and worn or displayed by a chief, priest, or religious society.

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  • The tiponi is a ceremonial object about 18 inches long, consisting of feathers set upright around a small disk of silicified wood, which serves as its base when set upon...
  • This woman’s house is also called the “house of grandmother,” and in it is preserved the tiponi and other fetiches of the society.
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