Kachina Doll (Kwawuu [Wolf]) Item Number: 04.297.5596 from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
Wooden Kachina containing two figures-- the smallest carried piggy-back style. (See side view) Figures each have wolflike protruding ears with feathers and a protruding red nose. Each is predominantly ochre and dust-colored except for black shins and red feet. Mended nose and right foot of standing figure. Replaced left ear of carried figure. Pigments abraded.
Credit Line
Museum Expedition 1904, Museum Collection Fund
Item History
- Made between 1868 and 1899
What
Who
- Culture
- Hopi Pueblo
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1868 and 1899
Other
- Classification
- Sculpture