Kachina

Pueblo culture, or Hopi people, Arizona, Native American

20th century

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Black and white photograph of four Native American women wearing jingle dress regalia and bandana face-coverings, Bear Medicine Lodge National Monument in background.
Artist-manipulated digitally reproduced photograph by C.M. (Charles Milton) Bell; subject is Alaxchiiaahush/Many War Achievements / Plenty Coups seated, three-quarter length frontal. Elements of regalia outlined in red and text annotations in red radiate from figure.
Soap-berry spoon crudely made of red cedar
Concave circular disk - called Chunkee - used in game