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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.

Hearst Museum object titled Katsina figure, accession number 2-72186, described as Hospoa roadrunner katsina (kachina); blue case mask with black and white crescents. Yellow beak, red ears, paired feathers horizontal on head. Erect feather headdress, fur ruff, yellow and red body, arms, and legs. Leather sash with shells across chest. Bells at knees, blue moccasins, leather arm band with shells. Beaded bracelets both wrists. Right hand rattle with feathers, left hand holds sticks. Fur kilt, white leather breech clout, fur tail. Raymond Parkett, carver.

Hearst Museum object titled Katsina figure, accession number 2-72149, described as Kwa eagle katsina (kachina); carved and painted figure. Case mask with blue face, rectangular black eyes; eagle’s beak and rounded, flat, red "ears"; feather and rawhide headdress attached to a purple crown. White fur ruff. Body painted black and yellow, lower legs, feet and arms yellow. Bird wings attached to outstretched arms. Bandolier of leather with shells crosses at chest, left to right. Wears blue leather armlet, white fur kilt, leather knee bands with bells and red and white yarn anklets. White fur tail with apron at rear. Raymond Packett, carver.