Detail View: Image Archives: Paiyakyamu Kachina Doll

File Name: 
IV.CI-AC.7685.D.jpg
catalog number: 
IV.CI-AC.7685.D
collection: 
Anthropology
title: 
Paiyakyamu Kachina Doll
creator: 
Richard M. Wicker
creator type: 
Photographer
creator: 
Jenny Rodger
creator type: 
creator digital collection
description: 
The left half is a Clown and the right half is a Corn Kachina. The top of the head is half red, half white, with a black tapering piece rising from the white side. There are white feathers on top. The face is turquoise with a black eye on one side and black and white on the other. Wool pieces are at the black and white side with feathers stretching above the head of the other side. A green wool ruff. The body is black and yellow. There are turquoise bands on arms, a rattle in one hand and green wool in the other hand. Yellow dotted and striped white sash with long drop at side and fox pelt at back. Called Payatamu/Qa'ökatsina in the Hopi Dictionary.
date: 
Jan. 11, 2011
date type: 
date of photograph
date: 
1945-1985
date type: 
date of creation
location: 
USA, Colorado, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
modified: 
No
format: 
image/jpg
file size: 
1.33 MB
source: 
Nikon D300, Born Digital
rights: 
Denver Museum of Nature & Science