Collections: Arts of the Americas: Kachina Doll (Salamopea Anahoho Shikjana)

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Kachina Doll (Salamopea Anahoho Shikjana)

• Culture: Pueblo, Zuni, Native American
• Medium: Wood, pigment, feathers, cotton fabric
• Place Made: Zuni, New Mexico, USA
• Dates: late 19th century
• Dimensions: 14 3/4 x 6 3/4 x 8 in. (37.5 x 17.1 x 20.3 cm)
• Collections: Arts of the Americas
• Museum Location: This item is not on view
• Accession Number: 03.325.4658
• Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund
• Image: Overall, 03.325.4658_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Pueblo, Zuni (Native American). Kachina Doll (Salamopea Anahoho Shikjana), late 19th century. Wood, pigment, feathers, cotton fabric, 14 3/4 x 6 3/4 x 8 in. (37.5 x 17.1 x 20.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4658 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 03.325.4658_SL1.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: This kachina doll has a helmet style mask with a handprint for a face and squash blossoms for ears. He wears a black bib and carries feathered wands in each hand. He also wears a fringed dance skirt. The original name comes from the Culin journals.This kachina may be related to Salomopia Shikan'ona, the Black Warrior of the Nadir. This kachina role is to assemble with the other Salomopia kachinas (twelve in total). Their primary ceremonial is initiation. As a small part of the complicated ceremony their role is to 'whip' anyone who wishes to have a good corn harvest.