Kachina Doll

2021-4-45

From: United States of America | New Mexico

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 2021-4-45
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Zuni
Provenience United States of America | New Mexico
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Date Made 1960 - 1969 CE
Section American
Materials Wood | Paint | Cardboard | Glitter | Fabric | Yarn
Description

The object is identified as a Zuni Figure. The Kachina is carved painted wood with a green yarn ruff collar (emulating evergreen boughs). The Kachina has a paper/cardboard tablita head piece that is painted and has glitter attached. The Kachina wears a painted fabric kilt and has white and purple yarn tied around both writsts and bellow the knees. The figure holds a gourd rattle in one hand and green yarn (evergreen boughs) in the other.

Paint colors: white, black, gray, red, yellow, orange, (purple on the cardboard).

Height 23.29 cm
Length 12.7 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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