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Kachina Doll (Ahuta Shelowa)

A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo)

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Caption

A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo). Kachina Doll (Ahuta Shelowa), late 19th century. Feathers, fur, yarn, cloth, hide, wood, string, pigment, nails, (40.0 x 10.1 x 12.8 cm) without feathers: (39.2 cm H). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4622. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Kachina Doll (Ahuta Shelowa)

Date

late 19th century

Medium

Feathers, fur, yarn, cloth, hide, wood, string, pigment, nails

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

(40.0 x 10.1 x 12.8 cm) without feathers: (39.2 cm H)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund

Accession Number

03.325.4622

Frequent Art Questions

  • What type of wood and paint is used in these?

    Cottonwood root is the most common wood used in kachina figures. Another wood sometimes used is pinon wood.
    The type of paint most likely varies, depending on the age of the piece. The newer the figure is, the more likely that the paints are commercial paints (purchased), but in older pieces, the colors were made from plant and mineral pigments.

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Artists and makers

A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo)

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