Kachina Doll (Atashlaskja Okya) Item Number: 03.325.4635 from the Brooklyn Museum

Description

This kachina has a face painted with dots all over. He is dressed with a long dress, belted with cords underneath a painted cape. His head has a fluffy feather headdress. He carries a staff in his proper right hand.

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund

Item History

  • Made between 1868 and 1899

What

Name
Kachina Doll (Atashlaskja Okya)
Identification Number
03.325.4635
Type of Item
doll
Material
wood, pigment, feather, cotton cloth and hide
Overall
length 9.9375 in, width 4.75 in

Who

Culture
She-we-na

Where

Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum

When

Creation Date
between 1868 and 1899

Other

Classification
Sculpture