Katsina figure

Museum number:
2-72191
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
45 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4765
Description:
Patun squash katsina (kachina); man with entire figure painted in black and green vertical stripes. Squash as head. Yellow blossom at rear of head, brown stem front of head. Blue and red single shell on leather thong as necklace. Blue cuffs on upper arms. White hands holding sticks. Black leather breech clout with blue sash. Black yarn at knees. Barefoot. #1051. 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, Wood (plant material), and Yarn
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 8.5 centimeters, height 19.5 centimeters, depth 6.5 centimeters, width 9.5 centimeters, and height 20 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Katsina figure, accession number 2-72191, described as Patun squash katsina (kachina); man with entire figure painted in black and green vertical stripes. Squash as head. Yellow blossom at rear of head, brown stem front of head. Blue and red single shell on leather thong as necklace. Blue cuffs on upper arms. White hands holding sticks. Black leather breech clout with blue sash. Black yarn at knees. Barefoot. #1051. A.L. Sahmie, carver.

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