soft hide painted with Avanyu below a storm cloud; hide fringe with tin cones line the lower edge

length 30-3/4 inches x width 21 inches

The upper design in a bank of clouds with lightning shooting from the tops and rain streaking to earth below them. At the bottom is a row of circles, thought to represent the stars on a clear night after a welcomed rain. The sky is Avanyu, a common Southwest motif used by those asking for rain. (Hanson 1994: 194)