Kachina Doll
38885
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 38885 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | Feather | String | Metal |
| Description | Flat, wooden Katsina cradle doll. The face is painted yellow and was likely originally green. The mouth has upturned corners met with curling red lines that terminate at the sides of the face. A painted, white tab rises from the collar to cover the center of the mouth. A tuft of yellow feathers is attached to the top of the head. The body is painted white and red. |
| Height | 25 cm |
| Width | 9.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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