Standing male figure wearing kilt, sash, bow in left hand, rattle in right; yellow on top of head with green and other feathers; black case mask with white star and moon; green ruff; red and black-painted torso and arms. Carved fox skin over kilt on back. Painted cottonwood root.
Donor:
Nancy Karp
Collection place:
Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
Nancy Karp
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Kachina dolls and Masks (costume)
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Context of use:
Appears in Mixed Kachina Dance. Both "Black Ogre" and "Ho-o-te Ahote" are painted on the soles of the feet, but clearly the latter.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 22 centimeters
Comment:
Native name: "Ho-o-te" or "Ahote". Conservation: Left horn, bow repaired at Museum. Refeences: Colton #104. Also see figure 18, right for example with same horns, similar paint.