Kachina Doll

38852

From: United States of America | Arizona

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 38852
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi
Provenience United States of America | Arizona
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Paint | Feather | String | Juniper Wood
Iconography Circle
Description

Wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted green with a red, black and yellow border surrounding it. The eyes are rectangular with upturned ends and the mouth is a long beak. The back of the head is painted black with white circles. The body is painted red with yellow and green arms.

Height 19.3 cm
Width 9.7 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901

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