| Maker(s): | Youvella, Celestino (Tino)
| | Culture: | Native American; Hopi, Tewa, and Laguna Pueblo (1941-)
| | Title: | Mehmeh (Rugan-Uncle) Kachina
| | Date Made: | 1962-1981
| | Type: | Sculpture
| | Materials: | cottonwood root, plastic, string, yarn, feathers, paint
| | Place Made: | United States; Arizona; Polacca; First Mesa; Hopi Reservation
| | Measurements: | height 12 1/8 in.; 30.7975 cm
| | Accession Number: | SC 1981.25.11
| | Credit Line: | Gift of Katherine Gabel, class of 1959
| | Museum Collection: | Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
This male kachina doll (identified by his lack of a shirt, as well as his white sash and "kilt") portrays a black body, with white paint on his arms and chest. He is carved from a single cottonwood root, as is customary of most kachinas. He wears a Douglas Fir or Juniper neckpiece, a black string on his wrist and a black band on his other wrist, a black band across his chest, green armbands, and white shoes. In one hand he holds a rattle gourd, and in the other hand, a bunch of Douglas Fir branches. His headpiece contains feather and black yarn. His eyes are painted black (on his blue and yellow face), whereas he has a carved "o" shaped mouth. The kachina is shown in motion, and appears in human-like form. He stands atop a small wooden stand, signaling that he is a tourist trade item. AP2018
Tags:
men; religion; ceremonies Link to share this object record:
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