Kachina Doll
2021-4-81
From: United States of America
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Koyemsi |
| Object Number | 2021-4-81 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Date Made | 1950 - 1959 CE |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | Yarn |
| Description | Painted wooden clown or mud head figure with brown mask of bulging eyes, round balls at sides and back and a spike on the top of the head. Figure wears a black neck scarf and black kilt. The figure has a belly and wears dark yarn tied at proper left wrist. His head and boots are painted the same red-brown, which is darker than the brown of the body. "K88" is written on the bottom of the proper right boot in a darker violet and "Hoyesva" is written on the bottom of the proper left moccasin. |
| Height | 36 cm |
| Length | 16 cm |
| Width | 16.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Donated by Jan L. Bernstein, Esq., C79, in honor of Joan and James H. Bernstein, W52 |
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