Katsina figure

Museum number:
2-72162
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020072162
Alternate number:
68 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4765
Description:
Kisa prairie falcon katsina (kachina); carved and painted figure. White case mask with yellow brown crown; flattened, protruding, rounded ears. Has 2 rectangular black eyes and twin warrior marks on each cheek. Brown fur ruff, falcon's beak of yellow-brown, red and black, and 2 feather dance wands attached to crown. Body painted yellow ochre and white. Wears a breech clout with blossoms and rainbow symbols, attached around waist with a woman's belt. A bandolier of black yarn across chest; shell pendant at neck. Wears feathered wings on each forearm and carries yucca leaf whips in each hand. Boots are red-brown and knee bands are leather with bells, silver and turquoise bracelet on left wrist. Yucca leaf headband around brow. 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
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
Lorrie L. Greene and Richard L. Greene
Materials:
Cottonwood root, Feather (material), Fur (hair material), Leather, Metal (bells), Paint (coating), Shell (animal material), and Yucca leaf
Taxon:
Yucca
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:
height 27 centimeters, depth 21 centimeters, width 20.3 centimeters, width 23 centimeters, length 14 centimeters, and height 25 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Katsina figure, accession number 2-72162, described as Kisa prairie falcon katsina (kachina); carved and painted figure. White case mask with yellow brown crown; flattened, protruding, rounded ears. Has 2 rectangular black eyes and twin warrior marks on each cheek. Brown fur ruff, falcon's beak of yellow-brown, red and black, and 2 feather dance wands attached to crown. Body painted yellow ochre and white. Wears a breech clout with blossoms and rainbow symbols, attached around waist with a woman's belt. A bandolier of black yarn across chest; shell pendant at neck. Wears feathered wings on each forearm and carries yucca leaf whips in each hand. Boots are red-brown and knee bands are leather with bells, silver and turquoise bracelet on left wrist. Yucca leaf headband around brow. A.L. Sahmie, carver.

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