Katsina figure

Museum number:
2-72182
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
95 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4765
Description:
Hano or Koshare clown katsina (kachina); black and white stringed body, arms, legs. White face with black and red features. Carved nose. Fringed black and white horns, one bent. Gray fur beard. Red and white cloth bandana around neck. Leather pouch around neck. Black leather breech clout. White leather sash. Carrying green watermelon with right arm. Staff in left hand. Brown moccasins. "92". F. Begay, carver.
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:
Fur (hair material), Leather, and Wood (plant material)
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:
width 14 centimeters, height 28 centimeters, depth 13 centimeters, width 17 centimeters, and height 31 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Katsina figure, accession number 2-72182, described as Hano or Koshare clown katsina (kachina); black and white stringed body, arms, legs. White face with black and red features. Carved nose. Fringed black and white horns, one bent. Gray fur beard. Red and white cloth bandana around neck. Leather pouch around neck. Black leather breech clout. White leather sash. Carrying green watermelon with right arm. Staff in left hand. Brown moccasins. "92". F. Begay, carver.

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