Collector:

Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit Service (Sites)  Search this

Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit Service (Sites)  Search this

Donor Name:

Sites Native Harvests  Search this

Length - Object:

5 cm

Width - Object:

4 cm

Height - Object:

8 cm

Culture:

Santa Clara (Kha'po Owingeh, Kha'p'oo Owinge)  Search this

Object Type:

Katsina Doll

Place:

United States, North America

Accession Date:

30 May 1990

Collection Date:

1983

Notes:

BLACK SEATED MUD HEAD CLOWN KACHINA DOLL HOLDING WEDDING VASE. MADE AND SIGNED BY DOROTHY POL. EYES, EARS, MOUTH, HEAD HOLE AND VASE BURNISHED TO A SHINE. ACQUIRED BY SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION TRAVELING EXHIBITION SERVICE (SITES) FOR NATIVE HARVESTS EXHIBIT IN 1983.

Per Steve Elmore, 2007, this object is actually signed "Dorothy & Paul", which indicates it was made by the husband and wife team of Santa Clara potters Dorothy and Paul Gutierrez, who are well known for their black mudhead figurines.

Record Last Modified:

4 Dec 2014

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

378691

USNM Number:

E430182-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f313fc29-acaf-488c-b849-a9dbecb34baf

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8503330