| Maker(s): | Youvella, Celestino (Tino)
| | Culture: | Native American; Hopi, Tewa, and Laguna Pueblo (1941-)
| | Title: | White Ogre Kachina
| | Date Made: | 1962-1970s
| | Type: | Sculpture
| | Materials: | cottonwood root, suede, cotton, knitted fabric, fur, imitation fur, feathers, paint
| | Place Made: | United States; Arizona; Polacca; First Mesa; Hopi Reservation
| | Measurements: | height 12 5/8 in.; 32.0675 cm
| | Accession Number: | SC 1985.38.7
| | Credit Line: | Gift of Katherine Gabel, class of 1959
| | Museum Collection: | Smith College Museum of Art
|
|
|
Description:
This distinctive White Ogre kachina is known for his turkey feather headpiece, white face (complete with red ears, carved eyes, and jagged teeth), and tattered cloak or "cape" that he wears around his bare chest. He also dons a fur neckpiece, two arm cuffs, a white woven cotton belt, and black pants. He wears tall brown boots. The White Ogre usually appears holding a sharpened saw or sword to threaten children with. This particular kachina also holds a bow. Standing upon a wooden platform, he was carved for a tourist economy. AP2018
Tags:
ceremonies; kachina dolls; mythology Link to share this object record:
https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=SC+1985.38.7 |
