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Object Number
995-29-10/73503
Display Title
Yamuhakto kachina of painted cottonwood root
Descriptions
Object Description
Yamuhakto kachina of painted cottonwood root with natural leather skirt and painted sash in green, white, black, and red. Turquoise helmet mask with round black eyes and mouth, black top with yellow "crow-foot" design, black and white ruff, and blue horizontal bar attached to top of head with black fabric tassels. Shoulders and forearms are painted gold, while torso and upper arms are orange. Design of white dots covers both gold and orange areas. Chips of turquoise arranged in triangular pattern at top of front and back of torso. Legs are gold and moccasins are turquoise, white, and orange. In each hand kachina hold two black and white feathers. Mounted on base. Kachina is part of set of 10 depicting participants in a Shalako ceremony (995-29-10/73499-73508). Presumed to be[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Kachina, wood, polychrome, leather kilt, yarn on headdress, turquoise accents
Classification
- Kachina
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1980-1989
Artist
Steven Cumosoa
Culture
- Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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New Mexico
Dimensions
Overall: 17 x 7.7 x 6 cm (6 11/16 x 3 1/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73503 & K14E
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1980-1989 - 1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1980-1989 - 1995)
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