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Object Number
981-21-10/58613
Display Title
Hemis Katsina; painted wood with string and feathers attached.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Hemis kachina
Object Description
Hemis Katsina; painted wood with string and feathers attached.
Inventory Description
Kachina doll, carved wood, poly pig., tableta headdress withfeathers, rattle
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1956
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Navajo County
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Hopi Reservation
/
Old Oraibi
Additional Geographic Terms
Third Mesa
Materials
Wood, Feather, Cotton string, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 37.7 x 13.8 x 10.2 cm (14 13/16 x 5 7/16 x 4 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
981-21-10/58613
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Mischa Titiev
(1956?)
Donor
Prof. Mischa Titiev
(1981)
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