Doll, probably representing a god known as Yellow Salimopia. Such dolls are presented to little girls by masked dancers and are carefully kept, not played with.
Donor:
Alfred L. Kroeber, Elsie Clews Parsons, and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Zuni, Zuni Reservation, McKinley County
Verbatim coll. place:
Zuni
Culture or time period:
Zuni
Collector:
Alfred L. Kroeber
Collection date:
1918
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dolls (figurines)
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Accession date:
1919
Context of use:
Such dolls are presented to little girls by masked dancers and are carefully kept, not played with. Probably representing a god known as Yellow Salimopia.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Loans:
S1974-1975 #26: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Larry Michalak (October 16, 1974–October 30, 1974)