Kachina Doll

2021-4-51

From: United States of America | New Mexico | Arizona

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Sipikni
Object Number 2021-4-51
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi (uncertain) | Zuni (uncertain)
Provenience United States of America | New Mexico | Arizona
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Date Made 1920 - 1929 CE
Section American
Materials Wood | Paint | String
Description

The object is identified as a Hopi Sipikne or Zuni Warrior. The Kachina is carved painted wood and wears a pink helmet style mask with small eyes and an elongated protruding cylindrical mouth. The figure's body paint is predominantly yellow and black. The Kachina wears a white kilt with painted design along the lower edge, holds no objects, and has a string around the neck for hanging on the wall.

Paint colors: white, black, red, pink, yellow.

Height 17.78 cm
Length 5.08 cm
Width 8.26 cm
Credit Line Donated by Jan L. Bernstein, Esq., C79, in honor of Joan and James H. Bernstein, W52

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