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Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 2-72494, described as Hopi, white buffalo figure; social dancer. white painted body with forearms, legs below knees and circular lozenge on chest and back in black with white painted ovals in row. wears a painted leather breech clout, white fur kilt with tail and white fur. head covering with horns each side of head. armlets and sash of leather decorated with shells. rawhide knee bands are strung with bells. white fur anklets and dance boots. holds a rattle in one hand. yucca whip is missing from left hand. face painted white with black marking beneath each eye. mounted on a round of cotton wood.
Hearst Museum object titled Katsina figure, accession number 2-72117, described as Tawa katsina (kachina); carved and painted cotton wood figure. Disk face with forehead red and yellow, lower face turquoise with stylized black features; surrounded by a feather ruff (brown). Back and sides of head covered with white rabbit fur. Body painted red-brown, with 1 shoulder and forearm painted yellow and 1 turquoise. Each arm embellished with shell with leather thong bracelets and armlets. Straw bundles held in each hand. Leggings (knee to ankle) painted yellow and turquoise in correspondence with shoulder and arm paint. Wears "Taos" boots of sepia toned, suede leather. Wears a painted leather apron over rabbit fur kilt and bandolier. Leather decorated with small shells. Leather thongs with shells and bells around each knee. Dancing stance with 1 foot raised. Mounted on cottonwood disk. Raymond Parkette carver.

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