Unknown North American
Colorful Heheya (Kuwan Heheya) Kachina Figure

CultureHopi
Titles
  • Colorful Heheya (Kuwan Heheya) Kachina Figure
Date1910–1940
PlaceOraibi, Hopi Pueblo, Arizona, United States
MediumWood, paint, feathers
DimensionsOverall: 12 × 5 × 3 in. (30.5 × 12.7 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object number44.374
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
On view

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ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg (1882–1975), Houston, by 1944; given to MFAH, 1944.

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