Katsina figure

Museum number:
2-72135
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
29 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4765
Description:
Tukwinong and Tukwinong Mana pair katsina (kachina). Left figure (Tukwinong) headdress of 3 3-colored symbols with wood feathers drooping around head; black body; painted leather kilt; bare feet; gourd in each hand. Right figure (Tukwinong Mana) headdress with cloud symbols; face painted white on one side, brown on the other; mouth surrounded by curving colored bands; black body; double strand necklace of shell and turquoise beads; leather dress; carries tray with painted quadrants. 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, Wood (plant material), and Yarn
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Kachina dolls
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
June 25, 2008
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 41 centimeters, width 26.5 centimeters, depth 20 centimeters, height 49 centimeters, and width 25 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Katsina figure, accession number 2-72135, described as Tukwinong and Tukwinong Mana pair katsina (kachina). Left figure (Tukwinong) headdress of 3 3-colored symbols with wood feathers drooping around head; black body; painted leather kilt; bare feet; gourd in each hand. Right figure (Tukwinong Mana) headdress with cloud symbols; face painted white on one side, brown on the other; mouth surrounded by curving colored bands; black body; double strand necklace of shell and turquoise beads; leather dress; carries tray with painted quadrants. A.L. Sahmie, carver.

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