A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo). <em>Kachina Doll (Tsekohpastih)</em>, late 19th century. Wood, feather, cotton, wool, pigment, plant fiber, 15 x 4 5/8 x 5 in. (38.1 x 11.7 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1907, Museum Collection Fund, 07.467.8439. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 07.467.8439_acetate_bw.jpg)

Kachina Doll (Tsekohpastih)

Artist:A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo)

Medium: Wood, feather, cotton, wool, pigment, plant fiber

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:late 19th century

Dimensions: 15 x 4 5/8 x 5 in. (38.1 x 11.7 x 12.7 cm)

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Accession Number: 07.467.8439

Image: 07.467.8439_acetate_bw.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
This Kachina has not been fully identified. He wears a helmet-style mask painted with zigzag designs and topped with feathers. He wears the cotton dance skirt, yarn ties on top of painted booties and yarn wrappings around his wrists. His snout protrudes, has painted teeth along the sides and a woven ring of plant material dangling from the end.

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