Kachina Doll (Angwusnasomtaqa)

Artist:Hopi Pueblo

Medium: Wood, pigment, wool yarn, cotton cord, feathers

Geograhical Locations:

• First Mesa, Arizona, United States

Dates:late 19th century

Dimensions: 12 × 8 1/2 × 4 in. (30.5 × 21.6 × 10.2 cm)

Collections:

• Arts of the Americas

Exhibitions:

• Climate in Crisis: Environmental Change in the Indigenous Americas

Accession Number: 04.297.5563

Image: CUR.04.297.5563_front.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Large, barrel-shaped kachina doll of Crow Mother (Angwusnasomtaqa), who is one of the mothers of the Katsina spirits. She answers to the various calls of her children and certain ceremonial actions such as leading the performance and special initiation of children. As such she knows all the etiquette, moral ethics, and virtues thus appears always to be very stately. Wing like forms on each side of head and the dark triangular shape with bar at base symbolize facial features are characteristic. Figure is painted blue, black, and white; feet are painted red. Feather headdress is missing, surface wear.

Brooklyn Museum