koshari (Hano clown katsina), unrecorded Hopi artist

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unrecorded Hopi artist, koshari (Hano clown katsina)
unrecorded Hopi artist, koshari (Hano clown katsina)
unrecorded Hopi artist
koshari (Hano clown katsina)
late 1800s–1999
koshari (Hano clown katsina), late 1800s–1999
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: carving; wood; yarn; paint; cloth; rabbit fur
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 34.5 x 16.5 x 12 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 13 9/16 x 6 1/2 x 4 3/4 in
Credit line: Gift from the Menninger Foundation
Accession number: 2007.5798
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: "Time/Frame," Jun-2008, Robert Fucci, Shuyun Ho, Lauren Kernes, Lara Kuykendall, Ellen C. Raimond, and Stephanie Teasley Some of the most recognizable figures of the Hopi and Tewa peoples are commonly called “kachina dolls.” These figures represent the Koshare who teach correct behavior by displaying inappropriate behaviors. Small figures such as the one you see here are given to children, not as playthings, but as learning tools. When a child sees men dressed as Koshare behaving inappropriately, he or she understands the lessons to be learned from their behaviors.