Kachina Doll
38860
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 38860 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Hopi |
Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood | Paint | Feather | String | Fiber | Metal |
Iconography | Cloud | Lightning |
Description | Wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted green with red rectangles below the eyes. The mouth is a protruding tube. The top of the head is covered with white fur and feathers. A tableta headdress attaches to the top of the head and has painted cloud designs with lightning. The body is painted red with a kilt painted around the waist. |
Height | 24.5 cm |
Width | 7.5 cm |
Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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