Kachina Doll
| Object Number: | 22622 |
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| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Zuni |
| Provenience: | United States of America New Mexico |
| Culture Area: | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Wood Paint Cloth Yarn Hide Hair Metal |
| Height: | 32.38 cm |
| Credit Line: | Southwest Expedition; R. Stewart Culin; subscription of Robert C. H. Brock, 1902 |
Description
Wooden Zuni Katsina doll with movable arms. The face is painted white with eyes in the shape of commas. The mouth is a tube of leather split into three sections. The face is bordered by a black and white line. Tadpoles are painted on the back of the head. Black yarn is wrapped around the neck. A white, cloth blanket is worn over the body with painted designs along the edges. A feather is inserted into the blanket below the neck.
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