Red body with yellow and blue markings; painted breechcloth/sash with red, black, green, blue designs; leather moccasins; attached snout; cup shaped ears; red yarn hair; feather topknot; metal ornaments on moccasins; holding staff and stick; string neckpiece. Made of wood. "Old".
Donor:
Johnston's and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
Johnston's
Collection date:
1959
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Kachina dolls
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Accession date:
1959
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 31 centimeters
Comment:
Malo kachina" (fide J. Haveman, 1962). Price: $28.50. References: Fewkes (1895 & 1903); Stephen (1936); Colton (1959).
Loans:
S1962-1963 #35: Oakland Public Museum (January 30, 1963–March 29, 1963), S1971-1972 #60: Merritt College/Vera Mae Frederickson (November 29, 1971–November 29, 1971), and S1990-1991 #23: Blackhawk Museums (March 20, 1991–August 16, 1994)