Kachina Doll (Mongwu)
Caption
probably Henry Shelton (1929–2016); Pueblo, Hopi. Kachina Doll (Mongwu), 1960–1970. Cottonwood root, acrylic pigment, hide, feathers, fur, yarn, beads, shell, Doll: 16 1/2 x 6 x 7 1/2 in. (41.9 x 15.2 x 19.1 cm) Mask: 7 x 8 x 4 in. (17.8 x 20.3 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Edith and Hershel Samuels, 2010.6.14.
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Artist
Culture
Title
Kachina Doll (Mongwu)
Date
1960–1970
Geography
Possible place made: Oraibi, Third Mesa, Arizona, United States
Medium
Cottonwood root, acrylic pigment, hide, feathers, fur, yarn, beads, shell
Classification
Dimensions
Doll: 16 1/2 x 6 x 7 1/2 in. (41.9 x 15.2 x 19.1 cm) Mask: 7 x 8 x 4 in. (17.8 x 20.3 x 10.2 cm)
Signatures
Not signed
Credit Line
Gift of Edith and Hershel Samuels
Accession Number
2010.6.14
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