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Gambler Kachina

1994.06.0006

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Gambler Kachina   (1994.06.0006)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Ceremonial Artifacts
    3. :
  3. Religious Objects
Artist/Maker Victor Charlie, Hopi, Coyote Clan
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date 1950 - 1973
Culture Native American: Hopi, Laguna Pueblo?
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 37.5 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 21.5 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 18.0 cm
Weight 417 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials ceramic, animal--feather, textile
Manufacturing Processes painting

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Pearlstone, Zena. Katsina: Commodified and Appropriated Images of Hopi Supernaturals. Los Angeles: UCLA Fowler Museum, 2001.

Portago, Andrea and Wright, Barton. Classic Hopi and Zuni Kachina Figures. Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, 2006.

Schaaf, Gregory. Hopi Katsina: 1,600 Artist Biographies. American Indian Art Series, Vol. 7. Santa Fe, NM: CIAC Press, 2008.

Teiwes, Helga. Kachina Dolls: The Art of Hopi Carvers. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1991.

Wright, Barton. Hopi Kachinas: The Complete Guide to Collecting Kachina Dolls. Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Press, 1977.

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Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Collected by Dr. Alyce Cheska. Gift of Jessy Antoinette Rossi.
Reproduction No

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