Kachina Doll
38890
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Angwusnasomtaka |
| Object Number | 38890 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | Metal |
| Iconography | Crow |
| Description | Round, wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted blue with rectangular eyes and an inverted triangle mouth. A headdress, likely representing feathers, is attached to the sides of the head and painted blue and black. The body is wrapped with a white-painted blanket and red underneath. This figure may be a variation of the Crow Mother (Angwusnasomtaka). |
| Height | 23.4 cm |
| Width | 13.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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