Kachina Doll
| Object Title | Salako Katsina |
|---|---|
| Native Name | Salako Shalako |
| Object Number: | 38921 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Hopi |
| Provenience: | United States of America Arizona Third Mesa Oraibi |
| Culture Area: | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Wood Paint Feather String Sinew |
| Iconography: | Cloud |
| Length: | 36 cm |
| Width: | 27 cm |
| Credit Line: | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
Description
Wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted white with triangular, hachured areas below the eyes. The eyes are rectangular with one outlined in yellow and the other in blue. The chin has multicolored lines radiating down from around the mouth. An elaborate, stepped, tableta headdress is attached to the head painted white, green and red. A painted, white, red and blue blanket is wrapped around the body over top of painted feathers arranged vertically. This figure is a Salako Katsina. (Colton, H. 1959 #117, Wright, B., 1973 #248)
Bibliography:
| [Book] Preucel, Robert W., and Wierzbowski, William S., and Williams, Lucy F. 2005. Native American Voices on Identity, Art and Culture: Objects of Everlasting Esteem.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pages 118-119/Plate 44 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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