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Henry Shelton (1929-2016). <em>Kachina Doll (Koyemsi)</em>, 1960-1970. Cottonwood root, acrylic pigment, metal, feathers, yarn, 16 x 6 x 6 in. (40.6 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Edith and Hershel Samuels, 2010.6.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2010.6.3.jpg)
Henry Shelton (1929-2016). Kachina Doll (Koyemsi), 1960-1970. Cottonwood root, acrylic pigment, metal, feathers, yarn, 16 x 6 x 6 in. (40.6 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Edith and Hershel Samuels, 2010.6.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2010.6.3.jpg)
Henry Shelton (1929-2016). <em>Kachina Doll (Koyemsi)</em>, 1960-1970. Cottonwood root, acrylic pigment, metal, feathers, yarn, 16 x 6 x 6 in. (40.6 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Edith and Hershel Samuels, 2010.6.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2010.6.3.jpg)

Henry Shelton (1929-2016). Kachina Doll (Koyemsi), 1960-1970. Cottonwood root, acrylic pigment, metal, feathers, yarn, 16 x 6 x 6 in. (40.6 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Edith and Hershel Samuels, 2010.6.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2010.6.3.jpg)

Henry Shelton (1929-2016). <em>Kachina Doll (Koyemsi)</em>, 1960-1970. Cottonwood root, acrylic pigment, metal, feathers, yarn, 16 x 6 x 6 in. (40.6 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Edith and Hershel Samuels, 2010.6.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2010.6.3_front_PS2.jpg)

Henry Shelton (1929-2016). Kachina Doll (Koyemsi), 1960-1970. Cottonwood root, acrylic pigment, metal, feathers, yarn, 16 x 6 x 6 in. (40.6 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Edith and Hershel Samuels, 2010.6.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2010.6.3_front_PS2.jpg)

Henry Shelton (1929-2016). <em>Kachina Doll (Koyemsi)</em>, 1960-1970. Cottonwood root, acrylic pigment, metal, feathers, yarn, 16 x 6 x 6 in. (40.6 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Edith and Hershel Samuels, 2010.6.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2010.6.3_back.jpg)

Henry Shelton (1929-2016). Kachina Doll (Koyemsi), 1960-1970. Cottonwood root, acrylic pigment, metal, feathers, yarn, 16 x 6 x 6 in. (40.6 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Edith and Hershel Samuels, 2010.6.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2010.6.3_back.jpg)

Henry Shelton (1929-2016). <em>Kachina Doll (Koyemsi)</em>, 1960-1970. Cottonwood root, acrylic pigment, metal, feathers, yarn, 16 x 6 x 6 in. (40.6 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Edith and Hershel Samuels, 2010.6.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2010.6.3_front.jpg)

Henry Shelton (1929-2016). Kachina Doll (Koyemsi), 1960-1970. Cottonwood root, acrylic pigment, metal, feathers, yarn, 16 x 6 x 6 in. (40.6 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Edith and Hershel Samuels, 2010.6.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2010.6.3_front.jpg)

Henry Shelton (1929-2016). <em>Kachina Doll (Koyemsi)</em>, 1960-1970. Cottonwood root, acrylic pigment, metal, feathers, yarn, 16 x 6 x 6 in. (40.6 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Edith and Hershel Samuels, 2010.6.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2010.6.3_side.jpg)

Henry Shelton (1929-2016). Kachina Doll (Koyemsi), 1960-1970. Cottonwood root, acrylic pigment, metal, feathers, yarn, 16 x 6 x 6 in. (40.6 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Edith and Hershel Samuels, 2010.6.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2010.6.3_side.jpg)

Henry Shelton (1929-2016). <em>Kachina Doll (Koyemsi)</em>, 1960-1970. Cottonwood root, acrylic pigment, metal, feathers, yarn, 16 x 6 x 6 in. (40.6 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Edith and Hershel Samuels, 2010.6.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2010.6.3_back_PS2.jpg)

Henry Shelton (1929-2016). Kachina Doll (Koyemsi), 1960-1970. Cottonwood root, acrylic pigment, metal, feathers, yarn, 16 x 6 x 6 in. (40.6 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Edith and Hershel Samuels, 2010.6.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2010.6.3_back_PS2.jpg)

Henry Shelton (1929-2016). <em>Kachina Doll (Koyemsi)</em>, 1960-1970. Cottonwood root, acrylic pigment, metal, feathers, yarn, 16 x 6 x 6 in. (40.6 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Edith and Hershel Samuels, 2010.6.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2010.6.3_threequarter_left_PS2.jpg)

Henry Shelton (1929-2016). Kachina Doll (Koyemsi), 1960-1970. Cottonwood root, acrylic pigment, metal, feathers, yarn, 16 x 6 x 6 in. (40.6 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Edith and Hershel Samuels, 2010.6.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2010.6.3_threequarter_left_PS2.jpg)

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Kachina Doll (Koyemsi)

Arts of the Americas

On View: Arts of the Americas Galleries, 5th Floor
ARTIST Henry Shelton, 1929-2016
CULTURE Pueblo, Hopi
MEDIUM Cottonwood root, acrylic pigment, metal, feathers, yarn
  • Place Made: Oraibi, Third Mesa, Arizona, United States
    • DATES 1960-1970
    DIMENSIONS 16 x 6 x 6 in. (40.6 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm) mount: 17 × 7 × 5 1/2 in. (43.2 × 17.8 × 14 cm)  (show scale)
    SIGNATURE H. Shelton on the bottom
    COLLECTIONS Arts of the Americas
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Arts of the Americas Galleries, 5th Floor
    ACCESSION NUMBER 2010.6.3
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Edith and Hershel Samuels
    RIGHTS STATEMENT Creative Commons-BY
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    CAPTION Henry Shelton (1929-2016). Kachina Doll (Koyemsi), 1960-1970. Cottonwood root, acrylic pigment, metal, feathers, yarn, 16 x 6 x 6 in. (40.6 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Edith and Hershel Samuels, 2010.6.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2010.6.3.jpg)
    IMAGE overall, CUR.2010.6.3.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2010
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    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Mud Head (Koyemshi) Kachina Doll. The figure is carved totally from one piece of wood. He wears a black skirt and carries a rattle in his PR hand and ears of corn dangle from his PL hand. He wears a green bandanna around his neck. The painted boot moccasins have silver and turquoise ornaments on them. The Mud Head's role during dances consist of a group of 9 of them clowning around, using the audience for their jokes, often lewd behavior and comic relief but with the underlying message that their behavior is totally improper and such antics are not what is to be done.
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    Henry Shelton (1929-2016). <em>Kachina Doll (Koyemsi)</em>, 1960-1970. Cottonwood root, acrylic pigment, metal, feathers, yarn, 16 x 6 x 6 in. (40.6 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Edith and Hershel Samuels, 2010.6.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2010.6.3.jpg)
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