| Maker(s): | Youvella, Celestino (Tino)
| | Culture: | Native American; Hopi, Tewa, and Laguna Pueblo (1941-)
| | Title: | Navajo (Tasaf) Kachina
| | Date Made: | 1962-1970s
| | Type: | Sculpture
| | Materials: | cottonwood root, yarn, feathers, imitation fur, plastic, paint
| | Place Made: | United States; Arizona; Polacca; First Mesa; Hopi Reservation
| | Measurements: | height 13 in.; 33.02 cm
| | Accession Number: | SC 1981.25.9
| | Credit Line: | Gift of Katherine Gabel, class of 1959
| | Museum Collection: | Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
This carved Navajo Tasaf kachina has a red feather headpiece on top of his gray head (with painted eyes and a yellow beak), a Douglas Fir or Juniper neckpiece, a red sash across his chest (painted with white vertical stripes), two white arm bands, two black yarn bracelets, a white wool sash around his waist, a decorated white apron, and red boots. Shown in motion atop a wooden platform, he holds a small gourd rattle and a branch of Douglas Fir or Juniper in his hands. He was sold for the tourist trade. AP2018
Tags:
men; religion; ceremonies; kachina dolls Link to share this object record:
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