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Kachina Doll (Kyanaque Kahana)

Culture: Pueblo, Zuni, Native American
Medium: Wood, pigments, cotton, hide, wool, feather, paper, metal
Dates: late 19th or early 20th century
Dimensions: 15 x 5 x 3 1/2 in. (38.1 x 12.7 x 8.9 cm)
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is on view in American Identities: A New Look, Centennial Era, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 03.325.4623
Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund
Image: Overall, 03.325.4623_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Curator Stewart Culin, when he collected this doll identified it as kyanaque ko-ha-na or Kanakwe. In his 1907 diaries he saw a performance of the Kanakwe dancers in the plaza in Zuni. This doll matches the description of the regalia these dancers were wearing exactly

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