Kachina Doll
2021-4-34
From: United States of America | New Mexico
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Hakto |
Object Number | 2021-4-34 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Zuni |
Provenience | United States of America | New Mexico |
Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
Date Made | 1950 CE |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood | Paint | Leather | Animal Hair | Yarn |
Description | Wooden figure identified as the Zuni wood carrier or hunter wearing a brown fur cloak, a leather skirt, turquoise moccasins, and painted accents in teal, black, pink, tan/yellow, red, blue, green, and adobe. The figure wears a leather concho belt with silver metal disk deocrations with turquoise centers, a black fur ruff collar, and a black and white beaded necklace. A horizontal dowel sits on the top of the head with twisted black and white yarn and strings with feathers on both ends hanging down. The figure holds a Y shaped branch in each hand. Leather and yarn adorn the arms, proper left shoulder, and legs. There is a string tied around the figure's neck for display purposes. |
Height | 34.4 cm |
Length | 16.2 cm |
Width | 12.8 cm |
Credit Line | Donated by Jan L. Bernstein, Esq., C79, in honor of Joan and James H. Bernstein, W52 |
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