Hopi kachina doll. Once had a feather and nose both of which are now missing. Painted in geometric designs in white, orange & black paint. Carved from cottonwood root. H = 6 3/8”
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection place:
Hopi Reservation, Navajo County, Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
USA, Hopi, Airzona
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection date:
1920s
Materials:
Cottonwood root and Paint (coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Kachina dolls
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
June 5, 2000
Context of use:
Old kachina doll. Given to JEG in 1920s by CBK Sr., who bought the doll in New Mexico. Believed to be one ofthe first efforts of the kachina maker.