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She-we-na (Zuni Pueblo). <em>Kachina Doll (Posokye [Clown])</em>, late 19th century. Wood, pigment, textile, metal, 16 x 5 1/4 x 5 in. (40.6 x 13.3 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4609. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 03.325.4609_acetate_bw.jpg)
She-we-na (Zuni Pueblo). Kachina Doll (Posokye [Clown]), late 19th century. Wood, pigment, textile, metal, 16 x 5 1/4 x 5 in. (40.6 x 13.3 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4609. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 03.325.4609_acetate_bw.jpg)
She-we-na (Zuni Pueblo). <em>Kachina Doll (Posokye [Clown])</em>, late 19th century. Wood, pigment, textile, metal, 16 x 5 1/4 x 5 in. (40.6 x 13.3 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4609. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 03.325.4609_acetate_bw.jpg)

She-we-na (Zuni Pueblo). Kachina Doll (Posokye [Clown]), late 19th century. Wood, pigment, textile, metal, 16 x 5 1/4 x 5 in. (40.6 x 13.3 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4609. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 03.325.4609_acetate_bw.jpg)

She-we-na (Zuni Pueblo). <em>Kachina Doll (Posokye [Clown])</em>, late 19th century. Wood, pigment, textile, metal, 16 x 5 1/4 x 5 in. (40.6 x 13.3 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4609. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.4609_front.jpg)

She-we-na (Zuni Pueblo). Kachina Doll (Posokye [Clown]), late 19th century. Wood, pigment, textile, metal, 16 x 5 1/4 x 5 in. (40.6 x 13.3 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4609. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.4609_front.jpg)

She-we-na (Zuni Pueblo). <em>Kachina Doll (Posokye [Clown])</em>, late 19th century. Wood, pigment, textile, metal, 16 x 5 1/4 x 5 in. (40.6 x 13.3 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4609. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.4609_back.jpg)

She-we-na (Zuni Pueblo). Kachina Doll (Posokye [Clown]), late 19th century. Wood, pigment, textile, metal, 16 x 5 1/4 x 5 in. (40.6 x 13.3 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4609. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.4609_back.jpg)

She-we-na (Zuni Pueblo). <em>Kachina Doll (Posokye [Clown])</em>, late 19th century. Wood, pigment, textile, metal, 16 x 5 1/4 x 5 in. (40.6 x 13.3 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4609. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.4609_detail.jpg)

She-we-na (Zuni Pueblo). Kachina Doll (Posokye [Clown]), late 19th century. Wood, pigment, textile, metal, 16 x 5 1/4 x 5 in. (40.6 x 13.3 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4609. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.4609_detail.jpg)

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Kachina Doll (Posokye [Clown])

Arts of the Americas

CULTURE She-we-na (Zuni Pueblo)
MEDIUM Wood, pigment, textile, metal
  • Place Made: Zuni, New Mexico, United States
    • DATES late 19th century
    DIMENSIONS 16 x 5 1/4 x 5 in. (40.6 x 13.3 x 12.7 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of the Americas
    ACCESSION NUMBER 03.325.4609
    CREDIT LINE Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION This is a mudhead kachina doll.LArge double knot on head .
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION She-we-na (Zuni Pueblo). Kachina Doll (Posokye [Clown]), late 19th century. Wood, pigment, textile, metal, 16 x 5 1/4 x 5 in. (40.6 x 13.3 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4609. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 03.325.4609_acetate_bw.jpg)
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    TAGS

    clown
    free standing
    kachina doll
    Native American
    posokye
    Pueblo
    scarf
    skirt
    Southwest
    wood
    Zuni

    TAGS

    clown
    free standing
    kachina doll
    Native American
    posokye
    Pueblo
    scarf
    skirt
    Southwest
    wood
    Zuni

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