Black body with white, light blue, orange and purple markings; painted wood sash attached; orange feet; painted stepped headdress with feathers and dried grass attached; red yarn neckpiece. Made of wood.
Donor:
Lucretia Blow Le Bourgeois Van Horn
Collection place:
Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
Family of Brig. Gen. R.O. Van Horn and Robert Osborn Van Horn
Collection date:
1941
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Kachina dolls
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Accession date:
1941
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 36 centimeters
Comment:
Hemes (Jemez)" kachina (fide Claude Sakyesva, July 31, 1960). Photo: 15-18614-17, 15-18704-706. References: H. Colton (1959) "Hopi Kachina Dolls".
Loans:
S1964-1965 #23: Science Center (Diablo Valley College) (October 30, 1964–January 14, 1965) and S1971-1972 #131: Department of Art (UC Davis) (May 10, 1972–June 13, 1972)