Kachina

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Kachina

Entry/Object ID

2010.9.12 B

Description

Kachina doll/cottonwood root/on base/Salako/brown face mask with elaborate tableta/turquois shoes/1 turquois leg/1 yellow leg/feathers attached to tableta/feathers deteriorating/tableta made of masonite/layers of feathersapplied to body/human hair running down back/"Marshall Lomakema 2nd Mesa" written on bottom/"781" written on bottom/donated by Pam Smith Connelly

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

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

18-1/2 in

Width

8-5/8 in

Diameter

7 in

Dimension Notes

7 " D overall

Parts

Count

1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Feb 19, 2015