Gift of Miss Henrietta E. Failing.

Gift of Miss Mary Forbush Failing.

Flat board painted Kachina . Laguna Pueblo representatives indicated this type was given to small babies.

Museum Expedition 1908, Museum Collection Fund

By exchange

Figure of Maximon/San Simon seated on a chair and festooned with offerings. The painted wood body is dressed in a green fabric army uniform and red scarf and is bound to a wooden chair with straw seat with a multi-coloured belt that ties a metal sword around his waist. The head with metal hat (part b) is on a metal post that sticks into the neck and is removable. Other offerings include a metal necklace (c), two paper money bills (parts d, g), a colourful clay incense burner (e), and a glass bottle of liquid (part f).

Long, heavy steering paddle. Painted design on one side and deeply carved design on the other side. Painted side features stylized designs in grey and white. The paddle is long, with a wide notched handle at the top. The neck narrows before the blade. At the bottom of the blade, the paddle narrows to a point. The carved side of the paddle features three faces, two of which are anthropomorphic with narrow eyes, a wide nose and narrow mouth. The face at the bottom is larger than the one above. The small face on the handle looks bird-like, possibly an owl? Signed and dated near handle.

Wooden paddle carved from a single piece of wood (including handle). Leaf-shaped blade, with a long throat flaring toward the shoulder, then tapering to a point. The shaft flares slightly toward the small grip. The shaft and throat are painted blue, the point of the blade is painted dark orange-red and there is a slightly V-shaped stripe of white between them.

Five metal bells (parts e-i) worn on a brown braided leather belt with a silver buckle (part d). Part e is a large bronze coloured bell with a wooden tongue, on a soft leather collar with two brown bands along the edge. Part f is a small metal bell with a brown collar, missing its tongue. Part g is a metal bell with a wide slit on the side with a white leather collar, with two metal studs. A horn tongue hangs inside on a white leather thong. Part h is a metal bell with a wide slit on one side, on a white leather collar with three metal studs (no tongue). Part i is a metal bell with a wooden tongue inside on a leather thong, and a white leather collar. (Also, see mask: 2956/203 a, and costume: 2956/203 b-c.)

Model kayak. A small wooden figure sits inside the cockpit, clothed in a blue parka with hood. The face is carved wood and wooden arms are outstretched to the front. A seal float carved of wood sits in front of the figure. A harpoon of wood and ivory (?) is attached to the kayak on his left, with a snowshoe tied to the boat behind. The kayak itself is made of wood and covered with a dark brown skin. Small ivory (?) floats are attached to the boat at front, back and around the cockpit.