| Maker(s): | Dewakuku, Daniel
| | Culture: | Native American; Hopi (1932-2005)
| | Title: | Runner (Racer) Kachina
| | Date Made: | After 1930-1945-present
| | Type: | Sculpture
| | Materials: | cottonwood root, felt, yarn, leather, feathers, paint
| | Place Made: | United States; Arizona; Polacca; First Mesa; Hopi Reservation
| | Measurements: | height 10 in.; 25.4 cm
| | Accession Number: | SC 1985.38.6
| | Credit Line: | Gift of Katherine Gabel, class of 1959
| | Museum Collection: | Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
This Runner kachina features a blue, red, and white striped head with a bundle of feathers on top. His square ears have "x"s painted on them. He has a carved mouth and painted eyes, with a small green yarn neckpiece that resembles Juniper or Douglas Fir. His blue and white striped body displays turqouise armbands, a black yarn bracelet, red ornaments on his elbows, and a brown cuff. A turquoise sash is seen around his waist, accompanied by a black "kilt," scabbard, buckskin leggings, woven legging wraps, and red shoes. In one hand is a pointed stick with buckskin fringe, and in the other is another accoutrement that includes fringed buckskin. Unlike many kachinas in this collection, he does not stand on a wooden platform. He may or may not have been made for the tourist trade. AP2018
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