Hano or Koshare clown katsina (kachina); a) white painted face. Black crescent-shaped marks above and below mouth and below painted eyes. Two crooked, black and white striped horns with leather fringe tips. Black and white striped body, arms and legs. Leather pouch around neck. Red bandana around waist. Black leather breech clout. Knife in right hand; piece of watermelon in left hand. Red tennis shoe on right foot, left foot bare. Watermelon wedge missing between legs. Seeds on base. b) carved barrel with 3 black bands. Top half open. Black paint simulates contents.
Donor:
Lorrie L. Greene and Richard L. Greene
Collection place:
Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
North America, United States, Arizona, Hopi
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
Lorrie L. Greene and Richard L. Greene
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Kachina dolls
Accession date:
June 25, 2008
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
A) Katchina— width 20 centimeters, B) Barrel— depth 9 centimeters, b— height 8 centimeters, A) Katchina— height 7 centimeters, B) Barrel— height 10 centimeters, B) Barrel— width 9 centimeters, A) Katchina— depth 21 centimeters, a— width 16 centimeters, b— diameter 6 centimeters, and a— height 34.5 centimeters