Kachina Doll

2021-4-20

From: United States of America | Arizona

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 2021-4-20
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi
Provenience United States of America | Arizona
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Date Made 1950 - 1959 CE
Section American
Materials Wood | Paint | Feather | Felt
Description

Carved wooden figure painted primarily in neon orange with accents of yellow, black, white, red, blue,and green and with two curved horns on the top of its head. Feathers are attached at the back of the head. The figure wears a red felt bandolier sash slung across his proper right shoulder, a painted green collar ruff; wears a white embdoidered dance kilt, an embroided sash that hangs down the propoer right (PR) side, and whte and orange moccasin boots.

Height 35.2 cm
Length 16.2 cm
Width 11 cm
Credit Line Donated by Jan L. Bernstein, Esq., C79, in honor of Joan and James H. Bernstein, W52

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