Katsina figure

Museum number:
2-34354
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Accession number:
Acc.2163
Description:
Carved white kilt with painted sash; carved arms and ruff; carries oblong carved wooden object on head. Made of cottonwood?
Donor:
Mrs. Spencer C. Browne
Collection place:
Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
Mrs. Spencer C. Browne
Collection date:
1966
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Kachina dolls
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 19 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Katsina figure, accession number 2-34354, described as Carved white kilt with painted sash; carved arms and ruff; carries oblong carved wooden object on head. Made of cottonwood?Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Katsina figure, accession number 2-34354, described as Carved white kilt with painted sash; carved arms and ruff; carries oblong carved wooden object on head. Made of cottonwood?

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