Carved and painted wood; black and white body; case mask, green lower third, yellow center, red top with bands of black with white splashes; red tubular nose; painted sash at right side; feathers at top.
Donor:
Lucille Hollowhornbear and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Mishongnovi, Second Mesa, Hopi Reservation
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona; Hopi Reservation; Mishongnovi
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
Lucille Hollowhornbear
Collection date:
July 1977
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:
Jemez kachina, also known as Hemis and Niman kachina (fide H. Colton). Made for 4-year old son of collector for initiation in the kiva.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 17.5 centimeters
Comment:
Cf. 2-61587 a-c for bow with 2 arrows also made for the initiation. Conservation: Feathers treated with DDT in alcohol.