Rectangular flat tile, decorated with white slip. Design of double isoceles triangle in brown slip flanked by black C-shaped elements on either side. Black border and frame. Made with a mold. CONDITION: Crack which has been mended in center of tile. Holes in upper and lower center, a red ribbon threaded through the holes. Upper right and lower right corners are chipped.

This Kachina is probably Poos'hum, a seed bringing kachina. He appears in the villages around the time the fields need to be planted. He brings seeds of all kinds that have been blessed by the supernatural gods. The squares along his cheeks of his face indicate the corn seeds. Both ears appear to be reattached. Feathers on top of head in poor condition. This kachina doll is carved from one piece of wood. The body is painted red with one yellow stripe and one blue down each side of the chest. The arms have yellow sleeves. The face mask is painted with slit eyes and trisected by red on one side, blue in center, yellow on other side. It has tattered feather headdress. Originally Stewart Culin, collecting curator, thought this kachina was Ma'alo but it does not have the characteristic face or ears of that kachina.

Rectangular flat tile, decorated with white slip. Design of double isoceles triangle in brown slip flanked by black C-shaped elements on either side. Black border and frame. Made with a mold. CONDITION: Crack which has been mended in center of tile.

Rectangular flat tile, decorated with white slip. Full-sized figure design in shades of black, ochre, brown and dark brown covering entire tile. Black border. Made with a mold. CONDITION: Hole in center of figure, two additional holes on upper left side of tile.

This Kachina doll is probably Palhikmana based on the shape of the rectangular eyes, headdress and face design. It has a Tihu style body- that is a flat, rectangular form. It is wearing the cloud form headdress. This style of Kachina is usually given to young children during a dance. Palhikmana is a female dancer that appears during the Night Dances as a Polimana or Butterfly Maiden or can appear as a corn grinding maiden. Her role is to dance with a male partner accompanied by songs from the Mudhead. Women who are in the initiation dance for the Marau Society, a women's society, are also called Palhikmana.

Carved and painted figure with cylindrical head, protruding muzzle and partially flexed arms. The face is painted white and the hairline is described by a black, stepped border edged in red. The eyes are black rectangles and the muzzle is black with red lips and white teeth. Black circles are painted on the cheeks. The chest is painted half in brown and half in light blue with white lightning bolts on both sides. Brown and blue bands are painted on arms. The rest of the exposed body at waist and thighs is white with thin brown vertical lines. The kilt is painted brown with a multi-colored stepped star pattern and stripes. The figure wears brown painted boots or leggings. Black yarn ornaments the right wrist and headband. A tuft of feathers springs from the upper left part of the head. These attributes suggest the Hopi antelope kachina (see reference below). Condition is fair. The front of the right foot is missing and there is a structure in its place made with steel pins and resin. The figure is otherwise in tact. The doll presumably held something in the left hand which is now missing. The polychrome is stable but abraded at numerous points in the back. There are red waxy deposits on the back of the skirt. The doll is extremely dirty, especially the yarn and feathers on the head. References: Colton, Harold S., "Hopi Kachina Dolls with a Key to Their Identification (1977), fig. 7 (lower right) History: Formerly in the collection of Allan Chapman.

Rectangular flat tile, with white slip. Head of a kachina doll with elaborate headdress, two half-circles at the bottom of the tile. A brown slip overall, double black border. No holes. Made in a mold. CONDITION: Good.

Rectangular flat tile, decorated with white slip. Design of three feathers in brown and black on upper half of tile. Made in a mold. CONDITION: Holes in top and bottom center.

Rectangular flat tile, with white slip. Decorated with a semi-circular element containing linear and globular details. A pointed arching element on left side with two parallel lines at each end. Mirror image is represented on the lower half of the tile, creating a circle surrounded by an arch-like element. Black border. Made in a mold. CONDITION: Oxidation on right side, holes at top and bottom center.

Rectangular flat tile, with white slip. A semi-circular element on each half forms a circle containing linear and globular details. A pointed arching element on left side with two parallel lines at each end. Black border. Made in a mold. CONDITION: Holes at top and bottom center.