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Kachina Doll (Nahle)

Culture: Pueblo, Zuni, Native American
Medium: Wood, pigment, cotton cloth, yarn, feather, plant material
Place Made: Zuni, New Mexico, USA
Dates: late 19th century
Dimensions: 13 3/16 in. (33.5 cm)
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 03.325.4618
Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund
Image: Overall, 03.325.4618_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: This is a kachina dressed with a painted lilt, tall hide boots, yarn armbands and a ruff around his neck of plant material.

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