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Kachina Doll

Object Number:22621
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
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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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