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A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo). <em>Kachina Doll (Tam-lam Kushokta)</em>, late 19th century. Hide, cotton, pigment, fur, hair, yucca, wood, metal, wool, 19 x 6 x 4 3/4in. (48.3 x 15.2 x 12.1cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4653. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 03.325.4648_03.325.4653_SL1.jpg)
A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo). Kachina Doll (Tam-lam Kushokta), late 19th century. Hide, cotton, pigment, fur, hair, yucca, wood, metal, wool, 19 x 6 x 4 3/4in. (48.3 x 15.2 x 12.1cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4653. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 03.325.4648_03.325.4653_SL1.jpg)
A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo). <em>Kachina Doll (Tam-lam Kushokta)</em>, late 19th century. Hide, cotton, pigment, fur, hair, yucca, wood, metal, wool, 19 x 6 x 4 3/4in. (48.3 x 15.2 x 12.1cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4653. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 03.325.4648_03.325.4653_SL1.jpg)

A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo). Kachina Doll (Tam-lam Kushokta), late 19th century. Hide, cotton, pigment, fur, hair, yucca, wood, metal, wool, 19 x 6 x 4 3/4in. (48.3 x 15.2 x 12.1cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4653. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 03.325.4648_03.325.4653_SL1.jpg)

A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo). <em>Kachina Doll (Tam-lam Kushokta)</em>, late 19th century. Hide, cotton, pigment, fur, hair, yucca, wood, metal, wool, 19 x 6 x 4 3/4in. (48.3 x 15.2 x 12.1cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4653. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 03.325.4653_SL1.jpg)

A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo). Kachina Doll (Tam-lam Kushokta), late 19th century. Hide, cotton, pigment, fur, hair, yucca, wood, metal, wool, 19 x 6 x 4 3/4in. (48.3 x 15.2 x 12.1cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4653. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 03.325.4653_SL1.jpg)

A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo). <em>Kachina Doll (Tam-lam Kushokta)</em>, late 19th century. Hide, cotton, pigment, fur, hair, yucca, wood, metal, wool, 19 x 6 x 4 3/4in. (48.3 x 15.2 x 12.1cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4653. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.4653_front.jpg)

A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo). Kachina Doll (Tam-lam Kushokta), late 19th century. Hide, cotton, pigment, fur, hair, yucca, wood, metal, wool, 19 x 6 x 4 3/4in. (48.3 x 15.2 x 12.1cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4653. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.4653_front.jpg)

A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo). <em>Kachina Doll (Tam-lam Kushokta)</em>, late 19th century. Hide, cotton, pigment, fur, hair, yucca, wood, metal, wool, 19 x 6 x 4 3/4in. (48.3 x 15.2 x 12.1cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4653. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.4653_detail1.jpg)

A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo). Kachina Doll (Tam-lam Kushokta), late 19th century. Hide, cotton, pigment, fur, hair, yucca, wood, metal, wool, 19 x 6 x 4 3/4in. (48.3 x 15.2 x 12.1cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4653. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.4653_detail1.jpg)

A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo). <em>Kachina Doll (Tam-lam Kushokta)</em>, late 19th century. Hide, cotton, pigment, fur, hair, yucca, wood, metal, wool, 19 x 6 x 4 3/4in. (48.3 x 15.2 x 12.1cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4653. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.4653_detail2.jpg)

A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo). Kachina Doll (Tam-lam Kushokta), late 19th century. Hide, cotton, pigment, fur, hair, yucca, wood, metal, wool, 19 x 6 x 4 3/4in. (48.3 x 15.2 x 12.1cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4653. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.4653_detail2.jpg)

A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo). <em>Kachina Doll (Tam-lam Kushokta)</em>, late 19th century. Hide, cotton, pigment, fur, hair, yucca, wood, metal, wool, 19 x 6 x 4 3/4in. (48.3 x 15.2 x 12.1cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4653. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.4653_back.jpg)

A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo). Kachina Doll (Tam-lam Kushokta), late 19th century. Hide, cotton, pigment, fur, hair, yucca, wood, metal, wool, 19 x 6 x 4 3/4in. (48.3 x 15.2 x 12.1cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4653. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.4653_back.jpg)

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Kachina Doll (Tam-lam Kushokta)

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CULTURE A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo)
MEDIUM Hide, cotton, pigment, fur, hair, yucca, wood, metal, wool
DATES late 19th century
DIMENSIONS 19 x 6 x 4 3/4in. (48.3 x 15.2 x 12.1cm) Other: 19 x 6 x 4 3/4in. (48.3 x 15.2 x 12.1cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Arts of the Americas
ACCESSION NUMBER 03.325.4653
CREDIT LINE Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Wooden kachina with cotton kilt. (on right in photo) Torso is painted with red pigment. Hide red tongue protrudes from the mouth. The kachina carries a bundle of yucca whips in his hand. The head is adorned with feathers and the neck is surrounded by a fur collar.
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CAPTION A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo). Kachina Doll (Tam-lam Kushokta), late 19th century. Hide, cotton, pigment, fur, hair, yucca, wood, metal, wool, 19 x 6 x 4 3/4in. (48.3 x 15.2 x 12.1cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4653. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 03.325.4648_03.325.4653_SL1.jpg)
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A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo). <em>Kachina Doll (Tam-lam Kushokta)</em>, late 19th century. Hide, cotton, pigment, fur, hair, yucca, wood, metal, wool, 19 x 6 x 4 3/4in. (48.3 x 15.2 x 12.1cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4653. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 03.325.4648_03.325.4653_SL1.jpg)

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Kachina
dolls
kachina doll
Pueblo
Southwest
Zuni
Native American
American
doll
weapons
snake
ceremonial

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