Katsina figure

Museum number:
2-72181
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
30 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4765
Description:
Mudhead carrying crippled katsina (kachina); carved and painted double figure. 1) mudhead with brown body and sack mask with protruding eyes and mouth with flared ends painted black. Knobs on top, each side and back of head are decorated with feathers. Rag kerchief around neck. Black circle with white dot on chest and forearms painted black with white dots. Wears a black kilt tied with a leather thong, white boots, black yarn and leather with bells, knee bands. Carries a stick in one hand. Leather sling around his back and chest in which he carries a paralyzed or crippled katsina. 2) paralyzed katsina is "child sized" compared to the mudhead, with a black case mask with pop eyes, a blue bird track on his forehead, a mouth as wide as the face of painted white teeth, down turned horns on each side of head with 2 blue bands on each, a feather crest with crown, a fur ruff and a long black beard. Body is painted with a black wash, with parallel white line on back, chest and arms; he wears a black breech clout and red boots with a fringed anklet. In one hand he carries a broken arrow and in the other, a bow. 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/Tewa
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
Lorrie L. Greene and Richard L. Greene
Materials:
Cottonwood root, Feather (material), Fur (hair material), Leather, Paint (coating), 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:
height 37 centimeters, height 36 centimeters, width 19 centimeters, depth 21.5 centimeters, and width 14.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Katsina figure, accession number 2-72181, described as Mudhead carrying crippled katsina (kachina); carved and painted double figure. 1) mudhead with brown body and sack mask with protruding eyes and mouth with flared ends painted black. Knobs on top, each side and back of head are decorated with feathers. Rag kerchief around neck. Black circle with white dot on chest and forearms painted black with white dots. Wears a black kilt tied with a leather thong, white boots, black yarn and leather with bells, knee bands. Carries a stick in one hand. Leather sling around his back and chest in which he carries a paralyzed or crippled katsina. 2) paralyzed katsina is "child sized" compared to the mudhead, with a black case mask with pop eyes, a blue bird track on his forehead, a mouth as wide as the face of painted white teeth, down turned horns on each side of head with 2 blue bands on each, a feather crest with crown, a fur ruff and a long black beard. Body is painted with a black wash, with parallel white line on back, chest and arms; he wears a black breech clout and red boots with a fringed anklet. In one hand he carries a broken arrow and in the other, a bow. A.L. Sahmie, carver.

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