Detail View: Image Archives: Tawa Kachina Doll
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File Name:
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IV.CI-AC.6218.D-cover-back.jpg
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catalog number:
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CI-AC.1618
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collection:
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Anthropology
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title:
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Tawa Kachina Doll
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creator:
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Jenny Rodger
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creator type:
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creator digital collection
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creator:
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Richard M. Wicker
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creator type:
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photographer
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description:
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Kachina doll carved from wood. It has a yucca basket mask with a pink and yellow forehead. The lower part of the face is grey and it has a triangular mouth, there are two vertical black stripes on each cheek and the face is completely surrounded by radiating eagle feathers. It wears a kilt, sash and grey and yellow moccasins, has orange and yellow body paint and carries a rattle and an eagle feather. It represents the spirit of the Sun God and appears in regular kachina dance.
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date:
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1945-1985
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date type:
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date of creation
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date:
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Feb. 15, 2011
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date type:
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date of photograph
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location:
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USA, Colorado, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
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modified:
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no
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format:
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image/jpg
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file size:
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2.78MB
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source:
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Nikon D300, Born Digital
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rights:
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use with permission Denver Museum of Nature and Science
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