Kachina Doll (Sa’lakwmana)

Hopi Pueblo

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Object Label

Sa’lakwmana Kachina appears as a slender Hopi maiden who stands eight to nine feet tall in her stepped headdress, which denotes clouds. The design on her dress, as seen here, represents feathers. She performs only during some Niman (Home Dance) ceremonies, with her brother Sa’lakutaga. After the Home Dance in July, all Kachinas return to their spiritual home in the San Francisco Mountains until they reappear in February.


Kachina Sa’lakwmana aparece como una delgada doncella Hopi, de ocho a nueve pies de alto en su tocado escalonado, el cual indica nubes. El diseño de su vestido, como se aprecia aquí, representa plumas. Ella actúa solamente durante algunas ceremonias Niman (Danza del Hogar), con su hermano Sa’lakutaga. Después de la Danza del Hogar en julio, todos los Kachinas vuelven a su hogar espiritual en las Montañas de San Francisco hasta su reaparición en febrero.

Caption

Hopi Pueblo. Kachina Doll (Sa’lakwmana), late 19th century. Wood, pigment, 9 x 7 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (22.9 x 19.1 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1904, Museum Collection Fund, 04.297.5543. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 04.297.5543_SL3.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Kachina Doll (Sa’lakwmana)

Date

late 19th century

Medium

Wood, pigment

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

9 x 7 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (22.9 x 19.1 x 8.9 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1904, Museum Collection Fund

Accession Number

04.297.5543

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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