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Kachina Doll (Pookon)

Culture: Pueblo, Hopi, Native American
Medium: Wood, pigment, fiber cord, shell
Geographical Locations:
- Place collected: First Mesa, Arizona, USA
- Place collected: Holbrook, Arizona, USA
Dates: late 19th century
Dimensions: 10 5/8 x 3 x 1 3/4 in. (27 x 7.6 x 4.4 cm)
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 04.297.5560
Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1904, Museum Collection Fund
Image: Overall, 04.297.5560_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: This kachina Doll is carved from one piece of wood. The entire body is painted black.This kachjina probably represent Pookon (Pookong) "of the sun" the elder of the War Twins in Hopi creation myth. (The younger is Balonga). The War Twins mother was Spider Woman and there are many stories about them.

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