Collection: Warnock

Item Number: WC0706001

Category: Doll - Kachina

Region: Southwest

Tribe: Hopi

Period: 1900-1925 - ca. 1910

Materials: Cottonwood, pigments, cotton thread and feathers

Description: Hopi Kachina doll depicting Wakas, the Cow Kachina, with painted details and separately attached horns. The spool feet indicate an early period. This is a very popular Kachina for an important animal at Hopi.

Dimensions: Hieght 10 inches 25.4 cm

Provenance:

Francis Storey, Philadelphia

References:

Bonhams and Butterfield, Bonhams and Butterfield, San Francisco, Calfornia, , Sale 15287, Lot 4039, pp25, June 4, 2007

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