Kachina Doll

38862

From: United States of America | Arizona

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 38862
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi
Provenience United States of America | Arizona
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Paint | Feather | String
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Description

Flat, wooden Katsina cradle doll. The face is painted brown with red and blue, diagonal lines on the cheeks. The mouth is a protruding tube. A painted brim is attached to the forehead. The top and back of the head have feathers attached. The body is painted white and red with yellow and brown arms.

Height 18.4 cm
Width 15.5 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901

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