Kachina Doll
40-27-5
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 40-27-5 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Hopi |
Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood | Paint | Feather | String |
Technique | Painted |
Iconography | Cloud |
Description | Wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted white with blue, stepped designs on the cheeks. The mouth is a protruding tube. The forehead is covered by yellow and red bands with a black outline dividing them vertically. Two semicircular ears are painted red. The body is painted orange and yellow and a kilt is painted around the waist. |
Height | 23.5 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of the Estate of Dr. John W. Harshberger and the Misses Harshberger, 1940 |
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