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Object Number 981-21-10/58854
Display Title "Germination/chief kachina," wood, feathers, paint, string
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Aholi/mong
Object Description "Germination/chief kachina," wood, feathers, paint, string
Inventory Description Kachina doll, carved wood, poly paint, feather crest, upturned nose, neck ruff
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Date 1953
Culture
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / New Oraibi
Additional Geographic Terms Third Mesa
Dimensions Overall: 31.2 x 13.9 x 6.3 cm (12 5/16 x 5 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 981-21-10/58854
Provenance
Collector Prof. Mischa Titiev (1953?)
Donor Prof. Mischa Titiev (1981)

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