Kachina Doll (Etsa Teh) Item Number: 04.297.5365 from the Brooklyn Museum

Description

This kachina doll has a fur and feather headdress and fur ruff around his neck. A lone feather sticks straight up on top of the headdress. Under the fur collar he wears a black, cotton kerchief. His cotton skirt has a painted design and sash. His boots have been painted on and topped with tarn ties. Ties are also on his wrists. He is one of several that were commissioned.

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1904, Museum Collection Fund