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Object Number
985-27-10/59052
Display Title
Hopi kachina (Hochani?).
Descriptions
Object Description
Hopi kachina (Hochani?). Round bulging eyes. Portruding square beak and portruding ears. Carved feathers on top of head. Head is painted green, orange and black. Torso is orange, yellow and black. Kilt has designs (sash) painted in orange and black. Legs are yellow and green.
Inventory Description
Kachina doll, carved wood, polychrome pigment, fanned wood feather headdress
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1985?
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Coconino County
/
Moenkopi
Additional Geographic Terms
Third Mesa
Dimensions
Overall: 30.4 x 12.1 x 13.8 cm (11 15/16 x 4 3/4 x 5 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59052/ 24364
Provenance
Collector
Samuel J. Guernsey
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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