Kachina Doll (Sutuknang)

Henry Shelton; Pueblo, Hopi

Caption

Henry Shelton (1929–2016); Pueblo, Hopi. Kachina Doll (Sutuknang), 1960–1970. Cottonwood root, acrylic pigment, yarn, feathers, shell, hide, cotton, beads, 16 1/2 x 4 x 8 in. (41.9 x 10.2 x 20.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Edith and Hershel Samuels, 2010.6.9.

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Kachina Doll (Sutuknang)

Date

1960–1970

Geography

Possible place made: Oraibi, Third Mesa, Arizona, United States

Medium

Cottonwood root, acrylic pigment, yarn, feathers, shell, hide, cotton, beads

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

16 1/2 x 4 x 8 in. (41.9 x 10.2 x 20.3 cm)

Signatures

Signed on bottom of base: Henry Shelton Oraibi AZ

Credit Line

Gift of Edith and Hershel Samuels

Accession Number

2010.6.9

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