Katsina figure

Museum number:
2-72129
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020072129
Alternate number:
11 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4765
Description:
Nangasohu - chasing star, planet or meteor katsina (kachina). Case mask with face of 4-pointed star. Face is turquoise. Star black outlined in red. Feather headdress with feathered tail. Fur ruff. Yellow and black chest, arms, legs. Red sash. Brown leather kilt. Bells at knees. Turquoise boots. Holds bell and yucca strips (whip?). 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:
Feather (material), Fur (hair material), Leather, and Wood (plant material)
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
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
depth 19 centimeters, height 37 centimeters, width 20 centimeters, width 18 centimeters, and height 38 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Katsina figure, accession number 2-72129, described as Nangasohu - chasing star, planet or meteor katsina (kachina). Case mask with face of 4-pointed star. Face is turquoise. Star black outlined in red. Feather headdress with feathered tail. Fur ruff. Yellow and black chest, arms, legs. Red sash. Brown leather kilt. Bells at knees. Turquoise boots. Holds bell and yucca strips (whip?). A.L. Sahmie, carver.

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