Kachina

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Kachina

Entry/Object ID

2010.9.12 A

Description

Kachina doll/cottonwood/root/on base/Salako Mano or Salako Maiden/white face mask with elaborate tableta/feathers attached to tableta/feathers are deteriorating/tableta made of masonite/layers of feathers applied to body/white feet & legs/human hair running down back/"Marshall Lomakema 2nd Mesa Shalako" written on bottom/"813 PAIR " written on tag donated by Pam Smith Connelly

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Artist

Marshall Lomakema

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Southwest

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Hopi
Native American

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Kachina

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Symbol, Religious

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Religious Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

19 in

Width

8-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

7" d over all

Parts

Count

1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Feb 19, 2015