Katsina figure

Museum number:
2-72172
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
74 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4765
Description:
Heheya Mana katsina (kachina); white pointed face mask with vertical red, blue, yellow zigzag lines. Black rectangular eyes. Red, wood "T" forms nose and eyebrows. Red tubular mouth. Black hair with maiden's whorls. Black leather dress and red sash. White painted body, arms, and legs. Bracelet both wrists. Cream moccasins. Black yarn at knees. Holds leather lasso in both hands. A.L. Sahmie, maker.
Donor:
Lorrie L. Greene and Richard L. Greene
Collection place:
Hopi Reservation, Coconino County, Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
North America, United States, Arizona, Hopi-Tewa
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
Lorrie L. Greene and Richard L. Greene
Materials:
Leather, Wood (plant material), and Yarn
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Kachina dolls and Masks (costume)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
June 25, 2008
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 21 centimeters, depth 22 centimeters, width 15 centimeters, height 32 centimeters, and height 29.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Katsina figure, accession number 2-72172, described as Heheya Mana katsina (kachina); white pointed face mask with vertical red, blue, yellow zigzag lines. Black rectangular eyes. Red, wood "T" forms nose and eyebrows. Red tubular mouth. Black hair with maiden's whorls. Black leather dress and red sash. White painted body, arms, and legs. Bracelet both wrists. Cream moccasins. Black yarn at knees. Holds leather lasso in both hands. A.L. Sahmie, maker.

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