Kachina Doll

2021-4-56

From: United States of America | Arizona

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Sikya Heheya
Object Number 2021-4-56
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi
Provenience United States of America | Arizona
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Date Made c. 1965
Section American
Materials Wood | Paint | Human Hair (uncertain) | Wool
Description

Painted wooden ogre figure with yellow helmet style mask wears a belted fleecy sheep skin garment and moccasin boots. His medium-short black hair stands on top of his head. The figure holds a rope lasso with the proper right hand holding the loop and the proper left hand holding the tail. He wears a black and white striped collar and has ties around his legs below the knee on top of his boots.

Height 28.8 cm
Length 16.8 cm
Width 9.3 cm
Credit Line Donated by Jan L. Bernstein, Esq., C79, in honor of Joan and James H. Bernstein, W52

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