Kachina Doll
2021-4-58
From: United States of America | New Mexico | Laguna
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 2021-4-58 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Laguna Pueblo |
| Provenience | United States of America | New Mexico | Laguna |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Date Made | 1930 - 1939 CE |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | Feather | String | Fabric |
| Description | The object is identified as a figure from Laguna Pueblo. The Kachina is made of carved painted wood wit red dots at cheeks. The figure is overall flat and rather crude. There are feathers tied to the top of the head with white string and on the proper right side of the head there are remains of feathers that are still attached. The figure wears a necklace made of cloth, wrapped around a narrow bundle of yucca, conifer needles, and small branches, a white fabric painted kilt, a simple white belt, and has no hands or feet. Paint colors: white, black, bright lime green, pink, yellow, orange. |
| Height | 26.04 cm |
| Length | 8.26 cm |
| Width | 5.71 cm |
| Credit Line | Donated by Jan L. Bernstein, Esq., C79, in honor of Joan and James H. Bernstein, W52 |
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