Katsina figure

Museum number:
2-72140
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
53 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4765
Description:
One-horned or long-horned katsina (kachina); blue case mask with one blue horn edges in black. One red ear with shell. Black Greek cross eyes. black triangle mouth. Fur ruff. White body, arms, legs. Blue and red shell necklace. Yarn across chest. Blue leather belt. Black leather breech clout. Red moccasins. Black yarn and bells at knees. Holds rattle and piece of leather. Feathers on horns and head. A.L. Sahmie, carver.
Donor:
Lorrie L. Greene and Richard L. Greene
Collection place:
Eastern 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:
Feather (material), Leather, and Wood (plant material)
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 17.5 centimeters, depth 15 centimeters, width 17.5 centimeters, height 33 centimeters, and height 33 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Katsina figure, accession number 2-72140, described as One-horned or long-horned katsina (kachina); blue case mask with one blue horn edges in black. One red ear with shell. Black Greek cross eyes. black triangle mouth. Fur ruff. White body, arms, legs. Blue and red shell necklace. Yarn across chest. Blue leather belt. Black leather breech clout. Red moccasins. Black yarn and bells at knees. Holds rattle and piece of leather. Feathers on horns and head. A.L. Sahmie, carver.

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