Kachina

Object/Artifact

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Kachina

Entry/Object ID

2010.9.11 F

Description

Kachina doll/mini/cotton wood root/Tasaf or Navajo Kachina/turquois painted face mask/red beak/blossom ears/body painted pink & yellow/feather headdress/holding 2 sticks or rattles/wooden fox tail/signed on bottom Silas Roy"/donated by Pam Smith Connelly

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Artist

Silas Roy

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

3-1/2 in

Parts

Count

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Feb 19, 2015