Katsina figure

Museum number:
2-72125
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Alternate number:
43 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4765
Description:
Paski katsina (kachina); carved and painted cotton wood root figure. Red-brown painted body; white face has black rectangular eyes on a squared black mouth. Blue and red feathers are painted on each cheek. Has long, straight black hair with a feather top-knot. Wears a black leather breech-clout on a turquoise belt decorated with cloud and rainbow symbols. Black yarn ties around each leg and right wrist. Shell necklace, turquoise/silver bracelet and white painted hand holding a modern hoe complete the accessories. Barefoot, animal fur tail attached beneath breech-clout. A.L. Sahmie, carver.
Donor:
Lorrie L. Greene and Richard L. Greene
Collection place:
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:
Cottonwood root, Feather (material), Leather, Shell (animal material), and Yarn
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Kachina dolls
Accession date:
June 25, 2008
Context of use:
religious or ceremonial
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
depth 20 centimeters, height 32 centimeters, width 19 centimeters, width 17.5 centimeters, length 16 centimeters, and height 30 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Katsina figure, accession number 2-72125, described as Paski katsina (kachina); carved and painted cotton wood root figure. Red-brown painted body; white face has black rectangular eyes on a squared black mouth. Blue and red feathers are painted on each cheek. Has long, straight black hair with a feather top-knot. Wears a black leather breech-clout on a turquoise belt decorated with cloud and rainbow symbols. Black yarn ties around each leg and right wrist. Shell necklace, turquoise/silver bracelet and white painted hand holding a modern hoe complete the accessories. Barefoot, animal fur tail attached beneath breech-clout. A.L. Sahmie, carver.

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