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Kachina Doll

Object TitleHututu Katsina
Native NameHututu
Object Number:22615
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Zuni
Provenience: United States of America
New Mexico
Culture Area: Southwest Culture Area
Section:American
Materials:Wood
Paint
Feather
Cloth
Yarn
String
Fur
Hide
Mollusk Shell
Metal
Iconography:Rattle
Bow
Height: 44.45 cm
Credit Line:Purchased from Mr. Vanderwagen, 1902

Description

Wooden Zuni Katsina doll with movable arms. The face has a single black stripe painted across the eyes and ears on an otherwise plain face. Short, black hair surrounds the head and a feather sits atop. A cloth blanket is wrapped around the body and a cloth sash is worn around the waist. Leather moccasins painted blue and red are worn over the feet. A bow is held in one hand and a rattle in the other. This figure is Hututu, named for the sound it yells. (Colton, H. 1959 #175, Wright, B., 1973 #135)

Current & Past Exhibitions:

American Indian Life 1776-1976 ( Dec 1976 - 1978) View Objects in Exhibition

Bibliography:

[Book] 1976. American Indian Life: 1776-1976.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 14View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Catalogue, Collection] Williams, Lucy F. 2003. Guide to the North American Ethnographic Collection at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 54, pl. 53View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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