Black torso; red painted necklace; kilt with black designs; painted sash; face black with crescent moon eyes; piece of paper and tuft of human hair attached at snout with nail; hide with fur on head; string around neck; with base. Made of wood, cotton string.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection date:
1913
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Kachina dolls
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Accession date:
1913
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 28 centimeters
Comment:
Native name: "Cha kwaina" Kachina (fide Claude Sakyesva, 1960) per ledger. Photo: 15-5648 slide 2479.
Loans:
S1982-1983 #35: California State University, Chico (April 5, 1983–July 26, 1984)