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Kachina Doll (Tam-lam Kushokta)

Culture: Pueblo, Zuni, Native American
Medium: Hide, cotton, pigment, fur, hair, yucca, wood, metal, wool
Dates: 1868-1900, late 19th century
Dimensions: 19 x 6 x 4 3/4 in (44.0 cm)
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 03.325.4653
Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund
Image: Group, 03.325.4648_03.325.4653_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Wooden kachina with cotton kilt. (on right in photo) Torso is painted with red pigment. Hide red tongue protrudes from the mouth. The kachina carries a bundle of yucca whips in his hand. The head is adorned with feathers and the neck is surrounded by a fur collar.

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