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Native American doll

Object/Work Catalog Level: item
Type: kachina doll   		Controlled list
Authority
Classification Terms:
           sculpture
           toys
           Native American art
Controlled list
Titles or Names Text: Palhikwmana-Kachina Figure
    Preference: preferred
    Type: repository 		Free text
Controlled list
Creation Creator Description: unknown Hopi Free text
  Identity: unknown Hopi
Roles: artist 		Authority
Authority
  Creation Date: 19th century
Earliest: 1800 Latest: 1899 		Free text
Controlled format
  Creation Place/Original Location: Arizona (United States) Authority
Style/Period/ Group/Movement Indexing Term: Hopi Authority
Measurements Dimensions Description: 42 cm (height) (16 1/2 inches) Free text
  Value: 42 Unit: cm Type: height Controlled list and controlled format
Materials and Techniques Description: wood and cloth, formerly with feathers Free text
  Material Names:  
         wood  
         cloth  
         feathers 		Authority
Subject Matter Indexing terms:
         religion/mythology
         toy/game doll
         human figure
         female
         dance
         storytelling
         Palhikwmana (Hopi iconography) 		Authority
Descriptive Note Text: The figure of Palhikwmana ("liquid-drinking girl" or "corn-grinding girl") wears an extravagant headdress, crowned by cloud terrace, and originally included feathers. She is dressed in real clothing, imitating the ceremonial clothing of a Palhikwmana dancer. Free text
  Citation: Native American Art in the Collections of the Ethnological Museum Berlin (1999)
Page: 118 		Authority
Free text
Current Location Repository Name/Geographic Location: Ethnologisches Museum (Berlin, Germany) Repository Number: Inv.-Nr. IVB 5106 Authority
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Revised 28 August 2006