Book
Hopi kachina dolls: with a key to their identification
University of New Mexico Press • Albuquerque • Published In 1959 • Pages:
By: Colton, Harold Sellers.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source presents a very detailed study of Hopi kachina dolls -- what they represent, their principal features and descriptions, and, occupying the major portion of this work, a key to their identification. A brief chapter (chapter 5) also discusses some of the major deities in the Hopi pantheon which generally are considered as distinct from the kachina spirits. The term “kachina” as used by the author, is sometimes confusing since it not only refers to the dolls themselves, but also to the spirit beings and and their human impersonators in the various Hopi ceremonials. The reader will find that only the context of the passage will provide the necessary clue(s) to the specific reference indicated. An index at the end of the source presents an alphabetical listing of the various kachinas and deities as the appear in the text.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Musical instruments
- Representative art
- Childhood activities
- Spirits and gods
- Cultural participation
- Dance
- Decorative art
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Hopi
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Natural Scientist
- Artisan
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 1988
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Second Mesa and Oraibi Pueblo, northeastern Arizona, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- By Harold S. Colton. Color photos by Jack Breed
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 142) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 59005480
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Hopi Indians