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DollEntry/Object ID
2018.3.53Description
Property G13: Corn Dance Doll. Object: doll, Artist/Maker: unknown (20th Century, Pueblo: NM), Title/Model: Tablita Doll, Date/Region: ca. 1930-1940 / New Mexico, Medium/Technique: cottonwood root, tempura paint, string, fabric and feathers / handcrafted, Edition/Series: unique, 1 of 1, Size: 14" H x 3.15" W x 2.25" D, Condition: average - missing both hands, Signature/Inscriptions: n/a, Exhibitions/Literature: n/a, Description/Notes: A corn dance katsina with a boxy back and front torso, with broken extended arms, and with separated legs and bent knees hung hang on the wall with the string around the neck. The turquoise, black, yellow, green and red paint have faded with age. A green fabric sash is tied around the waist with a matching green handkerchief painted around the neck. The head is cylindrical with black rectangle eyes and nose on yellow face. The stepped tablita headdress is topped with brown feathers with drawings of stacked clouds, rain, sprouting corn.Collection
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Nomenclature 4.0
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Category 09: Recreational Objects