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She-we-na (Zuni Pueblo). <em>Kachina Doll (Atashlaskja Okya)</em>, late 19th century. Wood, pigment, feather, cotton cloth, hide, 9 15/16 x 4 3/4 in. (25.2 x 12.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4635. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.4635_detail1.jpg)
She-we-na (Zuni Pueblo). Kachina Doll (Atashlaskja Okya), late 19th century. Wood, pigment, feather, cotton cloth, hide, 9 15/16 x 4 3/4 in. (25.2 x 12.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4635. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.4635_detail1.jpg)
She-we-na (Zuni Pueblo). <em>Kachina Doll (Atashlaskja Okya)</em>, late 19th century. Wood, pigment, feather, cotton cloth, hide, 9 15/16 x 4 3/4 in. (25.2 x 12.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4635. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.4635_detail1.jpg)

She-we-na (Zuni Pueblo). Kachina Doll (Atashlaskja Okya), late 19th century. Wood, pigment, feather, cotton cloth, hide, 9 15/16 x 4 3/4 in. (25.2 x 12.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4635. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.4635_detail1.jpg)

She-we-na (Zuni Pueblo). <em>Kachina Doll (Atashlaskja Okya)</em>, late 19th century. Wood, pigment, feather, cotton cloth, hide, 9 15/16 x 4 3/4 in. (25.2 x 12.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4635. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.4635_back.jpg)

She-we-na (Zuni Pueblo). Kachina Doll (Atashlaskja Okya), late 19th century. Wood, pigment, feather, cotton cloth, hide, 9 15/16 x 4 3/4 in. (25.2 x 12.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4635. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.4635_back.jpg)

She-we-na (Zuni Pueblo). <em>Kachina Doll (Atashlaskja Okya)</em>, late 19th century. Wood, pigment, feather, cotton cloth, hide, 9 15/16 x 4 3/4 in. (25.2 x 12.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4635. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.4635_detail2.jpg)

She-we-na (Zuni Pueblo). Kachina Doll (Atashlaskja Okya), late 19th century. Wood, pigment, feather, cotton cloth, hide, 9 15/16 x 4 3/4 in. (25.2 x 12.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4635. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.4635_detail2.jpg)

She-we-na (Zuni Pueblo). <em>Kachina Doll (Atashlaskja Okya)</em>, late 19th century. Wood, pigment, feather, cotton cloth, hide, 9 15/16 x 4 3/4 in. (25.2 x 12.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4635. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.4635_front.jpg)

She-we-na (Zuni Pueblo). Kachina Doll (Atashlaskja Okya), late 19th century. Wood, pigment, feather, cotton cloth, hide, 9 15/16 x 4 3/4 in. (25.2 x 12.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4635. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.4635_front.jpg)

She-we-na (Zuni Pueblo). <em>Kachina Doll (Atashlaskja Okya)</em>, late 19th century. Wood, pigment, feather, cotton cloth, hide, 9 15/16 x 4 3/4 in. (25.2 x 12.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4635. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 03.325.4635_acetate_bw.jpg)

She-we-na (Zuni Pueblo). Kachina Doll (Atashlaskja Okya), late 19th century. Wood, pigment, feather, cotton cloth, hide, 9 15/16 x 4 3/4 in. (25.2 x 12.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4635. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 03.325.4635_acetate_bw.jpg)

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Kachina Doll (Atashlaskja Okya)

Arts of the Americas

CULTURE She-we-na (Zuni Pueblo)
MEDIUM Wood, pigment, feather, cotton cloth, hide
  • Place Made: Zuni, New Mexico, United States
    • DATES late 19th century
    DIMENSIONS 9 15/16 x 4 3/4 in. (25.2 x 12.1 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of the Americas
    ACCESSION NUMBER 03.325.4635
    CREDIT LINE Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION This kachina has a face painted with dots all over. He is dressed with a long dress, belted with cords underneath a painted cape. His head has a fluffy feather headdress. He carries a staff in his proper right hand.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION She-we-na (Zuni Pueblo). Kachina Doll (Atashlaskja Okya), late 19th century. Wood, pigment, feather, cotton cloth, hide, 9 15/16 x 4 3/4 in. (25.2 x 12.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4635. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.4635_detail1.jpg)
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    She-we-na (Zuni Pueblo). <em>Kachina Doll (Atashlaskja Okya)</em>, late 19th century. Wood, pigment, feather, cotton cloth, hide, 9 15/16 x 4 3/4 in. (25.2 x 12.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund, 03.325.4635. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.4635_detail1.jpg)

    TAGS

    A:shiwi
    american
    blanket
    costume
    doll
    eyes
    feather
    figurine
    hair
    Kachina doll
    magical
    Native American
    pigment
    Pueblo
    shock
    Southwest
    surprised
    unfamiliar
    walking stick
    wood
    Zuni

    TAGS

    A:shiwi
    american
    blanket
    costume
    doll
    eyes
    feather
    figurine
    hair
    Kachina doll
    magical
    Native American
    pigment
    Pueblo
    shock
    Southwest
    surprised
    unfamiliar
    walking stick
    wood
    Zuni

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