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Kachina Doll (Muya Pona [Clown])

Culture: Pueblo, Zuni, Native American
Medium: Wool, pigment, wood
Place Collected: Zuni, New Mexico, USA
Dates: late 19th century
Dimensions: 12 1/2 x 5 in. (32.0 cm H)
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 03.325.4602
Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund
Image: Group, 03.325.4601_03.325.4602_03.325.4606.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: This is a wood mudhead clown kachina doll with wool skirt and collar with a feather attached to one of the knobs on top of the head. Center kachina in the photograph.

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