Kachina Doll (Tam-lam Kushokta) Item Number: 03.325.4653 from the Brooklyn Museum

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.

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund

Item History

  • Made between 1868 and 1899

What

Name
Kachina Doll (Tam-lam Kushokta)
Identification Number
03.325.4653
Type of Item
doll
Material
hide, cotton, pigment, fur, hair, yucca, wood, metal and wool
Measurements
“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)” ?

Who

Culture
She-we-na

Where

Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum

When

Creation Date
between 1868 and 1899

Other

Classification
Sculpture