Kachina Doll (Tsepothle)
Item number 04.297.5341 from the Brooklyn Museum.
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Description
This Kachina is one of a group that was made by commission and has not been clearly identified. He wears the usual dance skirt, has painted dance shoes, and a fur ruff around his neck with a feathered headdress. His snout is in the shape of a wolf or coyote showing teeth along the edges, and his eyes protrude in balls. CONDITION: Proper left arm has been broken and repaired at forearm. Proper right arm has been broken and repaired at elbow. Feathers show insect damage.
Credit Line
Museum Expedition 1904, Museum Collection Fund
Item History
- Made between 1868 and 1933
What
- Name
- Kachina Doll (Tsepothle)
- Identification Number
- 04.297.5341
- Type of Item
- doll
- Material
- fur, feather, pigment, wood and cotton
- Overall
- length 17.3125 in, width 5.5 in, height 5.875 in
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1868 and 1933
Other
- Classification
- Sculpture
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