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Kachina Figure: Ma'lo

1998.19.2109

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Kachina Figure: Ma'lo   (1998.19.2109)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Ceremonial Artifacts
    3. :
  3. Religious Objects
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date 1940-1950
Culture Native American: Southwest: Hopi

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 37.0 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 18.5 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 11.4 cm
Weight 311 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Animal--Feather, Textile--Cotton, Plant--Fiber, Plant--Cotton, Plant--Wood, Pigment, Animal--Bird--Eagle--Golden Eagle
Manufacturing Processes Carved, Cutting, Dyeing, Painting

Research Remarks

Description Under Review
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.

Secakuku, Alph H. Following the Sun and Moon.

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 Museum of Natural History, UIUC
Reproduction No

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