Kachina

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

10.9.11 B

10.9.11 B

Name/Title

Kachina

Entry/Object ID

2010.9.11 B

Description

Kachina doll/mini/cotton wood root/on base/Mosairu or Buffalo Kachina/face is painted black/black fur covers head and back/2 horns/holding rattle & forked stick/feathers attached to headdress/left foot is raised/signed on bottom" Silas Roy Black Buffalo"/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

4-3/8 in

Parts

Count

1

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Feb 19, 2015