Kachina doll. Carved cape with light green, black, red designs; clothing under black with painted white sash; red feet (left toe broken); light green face with black and white features, red and black headband; triangular "wings" on head, black and green; topknot of white and red-dyed feathers.
Donor:
Kate S. Cory
Collection place:
Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
Kate S. Cory
Collection date:
1907
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Kachina dolls
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Accession date:
1907
Context of use:
On-wur-sua-son-toc" kachina. Prominent in the "bean" ceremony. Cut out by men and given by the kachina-woman as presents to the children. The whole exterior of the doll represents the "ceremonial robe", the ordinary moki dress appearing beneath.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 14.5 centimeters and height 19.5 centimeters
Comment:
Context of use: Earle and Kennard 1938 Plate VI: Angwusnasontaqa (Crow Mother kachina) fide J. Haveman, 1962. References: Earle and Kennard, 1938, Plate VI.
Loans:
S1954-1955 #6: Margaret Irwin (January 24, 1955–unknown)