Katsina figure

Museum number:
2-9923
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Accession number:
Acc.460
Description:
Cylindrical; carved cape with black and pink stripes; clothing underneath black with pink and yellow sash; face with black features, pink markings; black painted hair; attached ears pierced with feather topknot; string around neck. Made of wood.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection date:
1913
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Kachina dolls
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Accession date:
1913
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 9.5 centimeters
Comment:
Native name: "Haai i mana". References: Claude Sakyesva, 1960.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Katsina figure, accession number 2-9923, described as Cylindrical; carved cape with black and pink stripes; clothing underneath black with pink and yellow sash; face with black features, pink markings; black painted hair; attached ears pierced with feather topknot; string around neck. Made of wood.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Katsina figure, accession number 2-9923, described as Cylindrical; carved cape with black and pink stripes; clothing underneath black with pink and yellow sash; face with black features, pink markings; black painted hair; attached ears pierced with feather topknot; string around neck. Made of wood.

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