Katsina figure

Museum number:
2-72198
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
65 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4765
Description:
Navajo Yei-Be-Che dancer katsina (kachina); white case mask. Green corn stalk nose, rectangular eyes and mouth. Green ruff. Carved hair and feathers back of head. Carved feathers top of head. Animal tail or hair as side lock. Painted red jacket. Carved white animal skin tied over shoulder. Black pants. Brown moccasins. Hands originally held objects, now missing. "Hopi made" on base. Willie Qumyintewa, 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
Maker or artist:
Willie Qumyintewa [Navajo]
Collector:
Lorrie L. Greene and Richard L. Greene
Materials:
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 13 centimeters, height 30 centimeters, width 10 centimeters, height 28 centimeters, and width 13 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Katsina figure, accession number 2-72198, described as Navajo Yei-Be-Che dancer katsina (kachina); white case mask. Green corn stalk nose, rectangular eyes and mouth. Green ruff. Carved hair and feathers back of head. Carved feathers top of head. Animal tail or hair as side lock. Painted red jacket. Carved white animal skin tied over shoulder. Black pants. Brown moccasins. Hands originally held objects, now missing. "Hopi made" on base. Willie Qumyintewa, carver.

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