Andy Warhol Kachina Dolls (F & S II.381) For Sale

Printed in 1986, Andy Warhol's signed screen print Kachina Dolls (F. & S. II.381) is a representation of a Kachina doll, a symbol of Native American culture, on Lenox Museum Board. It is one of 10 screenprints featured in his Cowboys and Indians portfolio from 1986. The series depicts popular images associated with the American Frontier, subverting tropes of heroes and villains associated with American Western movies by depicting each figure and item equally within the portfolio, bringing them together. Pop Art allows Warhol to present the subjects as they are imagined—that is, in an idealised, ahistorical way—instead of placing them in their historical context. Warhol does an outstanding job of capturing the essence of the figures within the screenprints as Hollywood recreated them, rather than the reality.

Certain Native American tribes, mainly in the Southwest region of the country, employ kachina dolls as sacred artefacts. Children utilise the dolls to study religion using them as a tool. Furthermore, the dolls are handed to young women from their maternal uncles and are utilised in coming-of-age customs like the Bean Dance Ceremony and the Home Dance (Kachina dolls are also referred to as "home dancer dolls"). There are numerous varieties of Kachinas, and it might be challenging to pinpoint exactly what each one stands for. This is because different people perceive the kachina differently depending on their location and cultural background. Traditionally, Native American tribes cut cottonwood root to create kachina dolls. The dolls in this poster are depicted in Warhol's iconic Pop Art style, which is distinguished by his whimsical use of colour, against a white background.  The print depicts two of these dolls, one is in black and white, placed next to an identical one that is brightly coloured in a truly Warholian way with pinks, purple and orange highlighting the intricate patterns on the dolls. By depicting the dolls in a Pop Art style, Warhol strays from the realistic and contextual; components of them.

An important clash in the history of Western civilization is intrinsically linked to the Cowboys and Indians portfolio, despite the fact that Warhol usually views his work and portfolios as socially, politically, and emotionally neutral. Cowboys and Indians' dichotomous subjects also convey both sides in a way that is consistent with how they are portrayed in the media and in popular culture. Above all, Warhol captures the generalised Wild West in his works such as Kachina Dolls; that is, the way the American imagination has rewritten its history to the point where it is now more relevant than historical fact.

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