Kachina

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Kachina

Entry/Object ID

2010.9.14

Description

Kachina doll/hand carved/cottonwood/Mongwa or Great Horned Owl Kachina/painted mask with round yellow eyes & a beak/feathers as "horns"/fur ruff/leather piece covers back tied at chest/black & yellow yarn tied at legs & right wrist/White body paint/artist unknown/donated by Pam Smith Connelly

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Southwest

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Needs to be Identified

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

17-1/4 in

Width

9 in

Dimension Notes

6.75 overall

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Feb 19, 2015