Kachina Doll

Henry Shelton; Pueblo, Hopi

Caption

Henry Shelton (1929–2016); Pueblo, Hopi. Kachina Doll, 1960–1970. Cottonwood root, acrylic paint, yarn, feather, fur, leather, cotton, 17 x 5 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (43.2 x 14.6 x 21 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Edith and Hershel Samuels, 2010.6.11.

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Kachina Doll

Date

1960–1970

Geography

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

Medium

Cottonwood root, acrylic paint, yarn, feather, fur, leather, cotton

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

17 x 5 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (43.2 x 14.6 x 21 cm)

Signatures

signed on base Henry Shelton Oraibi Az with an arrow

Credit Line

Gift of Edith and Hershel Samuels

Accession Number

2010.6.11

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