Kachina Doll
2021-4-65
From: United States of America | New Mexico | San Juan Pueblo
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 2021-4-65 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Laguna |
| Provenience | United States of America | New Mexico | San Juan Pueblo |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Date Made | 20th century CE |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | Feather | Yarn | Leather |
| Description | The object is identified as a San Juan Pueblo Doll. The Kachina is carved painted wood with red and yellow face, shell necklace, black horns and a red fabric head piece with feathers attached in a Plains Indian style running down the back. The figure wears a painted leather kilt, a white braided rain sash of cotton, black and silver arm bands made of yarn, and yarn and silver bells tied onto both ankles. The figure holds a hunting bow in the proper left (PL) hand; the proper right (PR) hand is broken and missing. Paint colors: white, black, red, yellow, green |
| Height | 35.56 cm |
| Length | 20.95 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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