Kachina Doll
2021-4-22
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 2021-4-22 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Date Made | 1940 - 1950 CE |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | Feather | Yarn | Leather |
| Description | The object is identified as a Hopi Hootsani Kachina. The Kachina is carved painted wood, wears a turquoise colored mask with large eyes and protruding mouth and orange body paint. The figure wears a painted red sash. White and gray feathers on the top of its head. Proper right (PR) wrist has a black yarn tie; the PL wrist wears a bronze/black painted band. At the figure's waist is a belt of metal bells. Paint colors: white, black, turquoise, orange, light orange, purple, green, bronze. The Bow and Arrow is not attached to the figure. The arrow and bow are held together with a piece of stitched leather. Feathers are attached to the ends of the bow string. Paint colors: white, black, light orange, yellow. |
| Height | 47.63 cm |
| Length | 25.4 cm |
| Width | 19.05 cm |
| Credit Line | Donated by Jan L. Bernstein, Esq., C79, in honor of Joan and James H. Bernstein, W52 |
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