Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID |
72.160 |
Object Name |
Doll |
Other Name |
Teaching doll/katsina/kachina |
Other Stanford number |
94.1304 |
Culture |
Pueblo |
Date |
Late 19th-early 20th century |
Material |
Wood/Hide/Nails/String/Vegetal |
Description |
A teaching doll (katsina/kachina) carved of a single piece of wood. The figure, presumably a Koshari (Hano Clown) is standing with one hand raised to its forehead. The figure is wearing a hide cap secured to the head with nails. The cap is decorated with wood shaving bundles at the top and both sides. The figure is wearing a necklace made of string and five dried berries. The face is painted in black and white with a band of red across the eyes and mouth. The body is decorated with black stripes with a set of red stripes added at the ankles. |
Dimensions |
H-25 W-8.5 D-7 cm |
Found |
North America; United States; New Mexico; Rio Grande region |
Provenance |
Collected by an unknown individual on an unknown date in an unknown place in the Rio Grande region. Aquired on an unknown date in or prior to 1972. |
Collection |
Anthropology; North America; Southwest |
Search Terms |
Ceremonial objects Education Historic North America Pueblo Religious objects Rio Grande Southwest |
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