| Maker(s): | Youvella, Celestino (Tino)
| | Culture: | Native American; Hopi, Tewa, and Laguna Pueblo (1941-)
| | Title: | Badger (Hototo) Kachina
| | Date Made: | 1962-1970s
| | Type: | Ceremonial
| | Materials: | cottonwood root, fur, shells, yarn, cotton, feathers, paint
| | Place Made: | United States; Arizona; Polacca; First Mesa; Hopi Reservation
| | Measurements: | height 10 1/2 in.; 26.67 cm
| | Accession Number: | SC 1985.38.13
| | Credit Line: | Gift of Katherine Gabel, class of 1959
| | Museum Collection: | Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
This Badger kachina has a red face with painted yellow, blue, and white designs. He wears a feather headpiece, as well as a fur neckpiece. His eyes are painted, while his snout is carved and reveals jagged teeth. His black and white body wears a crisscrossed chest sash that features shells. On each arm is an armband, as well as a blue yarn bracelet and a decorated cuff. His white "kilt" is plain and includes a cotton sash, a black pouch with red and green yarn, and a patterned sash. At the ends of his black legs are fringed red shoes. He holds a blue gourd rattle in his hand. He is dancing on top of a wooden stand, and was likely made for tourist consumers. AP2018
Tags:
ceremonies; animals; kachina dolls; badgers Link to share this object record:
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