Kachina Doll (Poos’hum)
Object Label
The source for both of these views is the Hudson River Port Folio (1821–26), a collection of prints based on paintings by William Guy Wall (1792–1864). For this series, Wall followed a popular tourist route up the Hudson River by steamboat, sketching the scenery along the way. Many of his pictures were subsequently reproduced on tablewares by English potteries seeking to capitalize on the demand for American landscape imagery.
Caption
Hopi Pueblo. Kachina Doll (Poos’hum), late 19th century. Wood, pigment, feathers, fiber, string, 11 1/2 x 9 x 2 1/2 in. (29.2 x 22.9 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1904, Museum Collection Fund, 04.297.5604.
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Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Culture
Title
Kachina Doll (Poos’hum)
Date
late 19th century
Medium
Wood, pigment, feathers, fiber, string
Classification
Dimensions
11 1/2 x 9 x 2 1/2 in. (29.2 x 22.9 x 6.4 cm)
Credit Line
Museum Expedition 1904, Museum Collection Fund
Accession Number
04.297.5604
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