Katsina figure

Museum number:
2-72216
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020072216
Alternate number:
96 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4765
Description:
Eagle katsina (kachina); white case mask. Black inverted "V" over yellow snout, feathers on head, red ears, green yarn ruff. Fully extended black and yellow arms with feathers on felt backing. Black body with yellow dots, yellow cloth kilt, red/green/black yarn sash. Fox tail of brown fur. Yellow and black legs. White moccasins trimmed in red. Paper label "Hopi - 1950. Eagle Dancer.
Donor:
Lorrie L. Greene and Richard L. Greene
Collection place:
Eastern Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
North America, United States, Arizona, Hopi
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
Lorrie L. Greene and Richard L. Greene
Materials:
Feather (material) 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:
depth 10 centimeters, width 28 centimeters, height 22 centimeters, height 24.5 centimeters, and width 24.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Katsina figure, accession number 2-72216, described as Eagle katsina (kachina); white case mask. Black inverted "V" over yellow snout, feathers on head, red ears, green yarn ruff. Fully extended black and yellow arms with feathers on felt backing. Black body with yellow dots, yellow cloth kilt, red/green/black yarn sash. Fox tail of brown fur. Yellow and black legs. White moccasins trimmed in red. Paper label "Hopi - 1950. Eagle Dancer.

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