Katsina figure

Museum number:
2-72153
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
66 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4765
Description:
Hano or Koshare clown katsina (kachina); man with painted black and white stripes on body, arms, legs and 2 soft horns; black and white circles on top of head; horns have leather fringe. Leather pouch around neck. Holds plate of fruit (2 bananas, plum, orange, apple). Red bandana belt. Black breech clout with cloud symbol. One black and white tennis shoe. One red moccasin. White face with black marks below eyes and above and below mouth. 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:
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:
height 31 centimeters, width 16 centimeters, depth 16.5 centimeters, height 32 centimeters, and width 14.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Katsina figure, accession number 2-72153, described as Hano or Koshare clown katsina (kachina); man with painted black and white stripes on body, arms, legs and 2 soft horns; black and white circles on top of head; horns have leather fringe. Leather pouch around neck. Holds plate of fruit (2 bananas, plum, orange, apple). Red bandana belt. Black breech clout with cloud symbol. One black and white tennis shoe. One red moccasin. White face with black marks below eyes and above and below mouth. A.L. Sahmie, carver.

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