Description:
The Morning Singer kachina displays a white "rayed" feather headdress atop his blue head. He has red ears, painted eyes, cloud motifs below his eyes, and a carved "o" shaped mouth. Around his neck is a Juniper or Douglas Fir wreath, with a colorful cloak around his back and painted blue and yellow designs down his chest. His multicolored arms include a black yarn bracelet and a cuff. His waist accoutrements include a red patterned sash, as well as a white patterned "kilt." Red boots are shown on his blue and yellow legs, whereas his hands hold a silver bell and a branch of Juniper or Douglas Fir. Shown signing and dancing on top of a wood platform, he was carved for the tourist trade. AP2018
Tags:
men; religion; ceremonies; kachina dolls Subjects:
Men; Religion; Rites and ceremonies; Cotton Link to share this object record:
https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=SC+1981.25.18 |
