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Object Number
995-29-10/73495
Display Title
Talavai kachina with gourd body (A) and cork head (B)
Descriptions
Object Description
Talavai (Morning) kachina with painted gourd body. The base of the gourd is red, while the sides depict a white kilt with decorated sash in black, green, turquoise, and red. There is a slit in one side for probable use as a bank. A cork stopper is painted as a Talavai head with a turquoise case mask, red tubular mouth, red slot ears, cloud symbols on cheeks, green fabric ruff, and a feather headdress.
Inventory Description
Figurine, kachina, painted and perforated gourd base, applique head w/ feathers
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1980s
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Hopi mesas
Materials
Gourd , Cork , Feather , Yarn , Paint
Dimensions
Overall: 14.5 x 14.5 x 20.5 cm (5 11/16 x 5 11/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
Distance (Diameter): 15.4 cm
Quantity
2
Label on object
995-29-10/73495a; 995-29-10/73495b; K-10
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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