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Kachina Doll

Object TitleSalako Katsina
Native NameSalako
Shalako
Object Number:38926
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
Sinew
Iconography:Cloud
Height: 45 cm
Width: 29 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 chin has multicolored lines radiating down from around the mouth. An elaborate, stepped, tableta headdress is attached to the head painted white, yellow and red and has feathers attached. A painted, white and red 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)

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