Kachina Doll

2021-4-55

From: United States of America | Arizona

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Kachin' Mana
Object Number 2021-4-55
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi
Provenience United States of America | Arizona
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Date Made 20th century CE
Section American
Materials Wood | Paint | Fabric | Feather
Description

The object is identified as a Hopi Mana or Maiden. The Kachina of carved painted wood wears a helmet style mask with hair worls, beard, and a white feather tied at forehead. She wears a black manta style dress, white woven sash belt, a white fabric shoulder blanket with black and red fabric borders. The figure has pink string tied around both wrists and white moccasin boots.

Paint colors: white, black, red, yellow, green, turquoise, brown.

Height 24.76 cm
Length 15.88 cm
Width 8.89 cm
Credit Line Donated by Jan L. Bernstein, Esq., C79, in honor of Joan and James H. Bernstein, W52

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