Kachina Doll

2021-4-60

From: United States of America | Arizona

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Nataska
Object Number 2021-4-60
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 | Animal Hair | Leather
Description

The object is identified as a Hopi Ogre or Nataska. It is a painted wooden carved figure with two horns, large protruding eyes, mouth, and toungue, and three carved feathers on its head. Proper right (PR) hand holds a black saw blade, a short stick is held in the left hand. The figure wears a fur ruff collar, fur arm bands, a leather cuff on proper left wrist, a loin cloth made of an embroidered dance kilt, and moccasins with fringed anklets. Leather garters with shells are attached below the knees. Painted colors: red/brown, black, white, red, blue, and green.

Height 33.02 cm
Length 15.24 cm
Width 15.88 cm
Credit Line Donated by Jan L. Bernstein, Esq., C79, in honor of Joan and James H. Bernstein, W52

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