Kachina Doll (Anahoho)

A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo)

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Object Label

This kachina doll represents one of the Anahoho Kachinas, a pair of strangers sent by the gods to search for the middle of the Zuni world. They were accompanied by fierce Salimopea Kachina warriors. People were afraid of the warriors and hid their possessions on the rooftops, but the Salimopea threw the belongings down and destroyed them. When the Anahoho returned to their village, they found it burned and their brother Kiako missing. In sorrow they smote their faces with soot-blackened hands, leaving a handprint, as seen here.


Esta muñeca kachina representa uno de los Kachinas Anahoho, un par de desconocidos enviados por los dioses para encontrar el centro del mundo Zuni. Iban acompañados por los fieros guerreros Kachina Salimopea. La gente le temía a los guerreros, y escondieron sus pertenencias en los techos, pero los Salimopea las bajaron y las destruyeron. Cuando los Anahoho regresaron a su pueblo, lo encontraron quemado y a su hermano Kiako desaparecido. Desconsolados, se golpearon las caras con las manos sucias de hollín, dejando una huella, como se ve aquí.

Caption

A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo). Kachina Doll (Anahoho), late 19th century. Wood, pigment, feathers, cotton fabric, 14 3/4 x 6 3/4 x 8 in. (37.5 x 17.1 x 20.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4658. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Kachina Doll (Anahoho)

Date

late 19th century

Geography

Place made: Zuni, New Mexico, United States

Medium

Wood, pigment, feathers, cotton fabric

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

14 3/4 x 6 3/4 x 8 in. (37.5 x 17.1 x 20.3 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund

Accession Number

03.325.4658

Rights

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