Kachina Doll (Thlamatona) Item Number: 03.325.4620 from the Brooklyn Museum

Description

This kachina is wearing a cotton cloth skirt, armbands, and short moccasins. He has his entire chest painted. Wearing an elaborate headdress.

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund

Item History

  • Made between 1868 and 1899

What

Name
Kachina Doll (Thlamatona)
Identification Number
03.325.4620
Type of Item
doll
Material
wood, pigment, hair, feather, yarn and cotton cloth
Overall
length 20.0 in, width 7.0 in, height 6.0 in

Who

Culture
She-we-na

Where

Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum

When

Creation Date
between 1868 and 1899

Other

Classification
Sculpture