Kachina Doll

2021-4-80

From: United States of America | Arizona

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Komanchi
Object Number 2021-4-80
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi
Provenience United States of America | Arizona
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Creator Eloy Wytewa
Date Made 20th century CE
Section American
Materials Wood | Paint
Description

The Object is identified as a Hopi Comanche dancer. The object is a painted wooden carved figure with carved feather head ornaments, and holding a bow and two arrows. Painted colors are red, blue, yellow, turquoise, black, white, green, red/brown. Both feet are attached to the round wooden base. The underside of the base reads: Eloy Wytewa Bacavi, Arizona and in pencil: Comanche

Height 32.38 cm
Length 18.41 cm
Width 18.41 cm
Credit Line Donated by Jan L. Bernstein, Esq., C79, in honor of Joan and James H. Bernstein, W52

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