Kachina Doll
40-27-5
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 40-27-5 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | Feather | String |
| Technique | Painted |
| Iconography | Cloud |
| Description | Wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted white with blue, stepped designs on the cheeks. The mouth is a protruding tube. The forehead is covered by yellow and red bands with a black outline dividing them vertically. Two semicircular ears are painted red. The body is painted orange and yellow and a kilt is painted around the waist. |
| Height | 23.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Estate of Dr. John W. Harshberger and the Misses Harshberger, 1940 |
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