Kachina Doll
38839
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 38839 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Hopi |
Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood | Paint | Feather | String | Metal |
Iconography | Cloud |
Description | Round, wooden Katsina cradle doll. The face is painted green with a stepped or terraced design in yellow and red around the mouth. The protruding, tube mouth is painted red. A tuft of feathers is attached to the top the head. The body is painted white and red with green and orange arms. |
Length | 19 cm |
Width | 13 cm |
Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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