Kachina Doll
2021-4-45
From: United States of America | New Mexico
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 2021-4-45 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Zuni |
| Provenience | United States of America | New Mexico |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Date Made | 1960 - 1969 CE |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | Cardboard | Glitter | Fabric | Yarn |
| Description | The object is identified as a Zuni Figure. The Kachina is carved painted wood with a green yarn ruff collar (emulating evergreen boughs). The Kachina has a paper/cardboard tablita head piece that is painted and has glitter attached. The Kachina wears a painted fabric kilt and has white and purple yarn tied around both writsts and bellow the knees. The figure holds a gourd rattle in one hand and green yarn (evergreen boughs) in the other. Paint colors: white, black, gray, red, yellow, orange, (purple on the cardboard). |
| Height | 23.29 cm |
| Length | 12.7 cm |
| Width | 8.89 cm |
| Credit Line | Donated by Jan L. Bernstein, Esq., C79, in honor of Joan and James H. Bernstein, W52 |
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