Kachina doll

Object/Artifact

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El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Name/Title

Kachina doll

Entry/Object ID

E-212

Description

A modern style long haired Kachina doll made by Nicholas Burton Jr. It was hand carved using native cottonwood root. Signed by make on the bottom.

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Category

Hopi Pottery

Acquisition

Accession

14.01.30

Made/Created

Artist

Nicholas Burton Jr.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Southwest

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Hopi
Native American

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Bottom of Kachina Doll

Transcription

Nicholas Burton Jr.

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Notes

Free of discoloration but the feathers from headpiece are broken. Damaged during an earthquake, the feathers belonging to the headpiece fell off, and are now stored with the object in a marked packet.