Kachina Doll
38820
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 38820 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Hopi |
Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood | Paint | Feather | String | Metal |
Description | Wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted blue with orange and red symbols on the cheeks. The mouth is a protruding tube. A band of multicolored semicircles is painted across the forehead. A tuft of feathers is attached to the top of the head. The body is painted red, orange and blue. This figure may be a type of Rasping (Rugan) Katsina. |
Length | 17 cm |
Width | 10.5 cm |
Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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