Katsina figure

Museum number:
2-72173
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020072173
Alternate number:
48 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4765
Description:
Avachhoya or Qa'-o corn dancer katsina (kachina); carved and painted wooden figure. Wears a case mask that is black with a yellow ochre face, rectangular black eyes, with orange beak surrounded by blue crenellation design. Green yarn ruff at neck and around both wrists. Ears are flat, rounded, protuberances painted red and decorated with shells. Wears a leather bandolier decorated with shells and a shell pendant. Body painted pale orange and decorated with rings of blue, red, brown and yellow. Legs are painted yellow; calves and shins, black. Wears a loin cloth and bustle of carved and painted wood tied with a painted woman's sash. Black yarn knee bands with tassels and white moccasins with white fur ruffs, blue leather armlets complete his accessories. Crest of feathers on head has disintegrated. A.L. Sahmie, carver.
Donor:
Lorrie L. Greene and Richard L. Greene
Collection place:
Hopi Reservation, Coconino County, Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
North America, United States, Arizona, Hopi
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
Lorrie L. Greene and Richard L. Greene
Materials:
Cottonwood root, Feather (material), Paint (coating), Shell (animal material), and Yarn
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
Context of use:
ceremonial or religious
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 20 centimeters, length 14 centimeters, depth 20 centimeters, width 15 centimeters, height 35 centimeters, and height 32 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Katsina figure, accession number 2-72173, described as Avachhoya or Qa'-o corn dancer katsina (kachina); carved and painted wooden figure. Wears a case mask that is black with a yellow ochre face, rectangular black eyes, with orange beak surrounded by blue crenellation design. Green yarn ruff at neck and around both wrists. Ears are flat, rounded, protuberances painted red and decorated with shells. Wears a leather bandolier decorated with shells and a shell pendant. Body painted pale orange and decorated with rings of blue, red, brown and yellow. Legs are painted yellow; calves and shins, black. Wears a loin cloth and bustle of carved and painted wood tied with a painted woman's sash. Black yarn knee bands with tassels and white moccasins with white fur ruffs, blue leather armlets complete his accessories. Crest of feathers on head has disintegrated. A.L. Sahmie, carver.

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