Kachina Doll

2021-4-57

From: United States of America | Arizona

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Wakas
Object Number 2021-4-57
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi
Provenience United States of America | Arizona
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Date Made 1970 - 1979 CE
Section American
Materials Wood | Paint | Leather | Yarn
Description

The object is identified as a Hopi Cow. The object wears a helmet style mask with bulging eyes, red ears, horns, and mouth, red hair, and a green ruff made of yarn around the neck as well as a hide kilt, concho belt, small black loin cloth apron, and embraoidered sash down the left side, and fringed moccasins. The figure holds a single dance/leg stick to lean on when imitating the animal in motion.

Paint colors: yellow, ochre, white, black, red, brown, green, blue and turquoise.

Height 27.94 cm
Length 8.89 cm
Width 16.51 cm
Credit Line Donated by Jan L. Bernstein, Esq., C79, in honor of Joan and James H. Bernstein, W52

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