Kachina Doll
Object Number: | 22621 |
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Current Location: | Collections Storage |
Culture: | Zuni |
Provenience: | United States of America New Mexico |
Culture Area: | Southwest Culture Area |
Section: | American |
Materials: | Wood Paint Feather Yarn String Hide Metal Cotton Juniper Wood |
Iconography: | Bell Dragonfly Feather |
Height: | 25.4 cm |
Credit Line: | Purchased from Mr. Vanderwagen, 1902 |
Description
Wooden Zuni Katsina doll with movable arms. The face is split into four sections by a white and black line. Two diagonally-opposed sections are blue and the other two are brown. The mouth is a protruding tube. A winged insect, likely a dragonfly, is painted on the back of the head. A collar made from a juniper branch is wrapped around the neck. The body is painted red and a cloth kilt is worn around the waist. Leather moccasins are painted blue and red and worn over the feet. One hand holds feathers and the other holds a bell.
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