Katsina figure

Museum number:
2-72155
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Alternate number:
90 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4765
Description:
Angwusnasomtaqa or Tumas crow mother katsina (kachina); blue case mask with two black inverted triangles for the face. Carved wooden feathers curve upwards from near ears (like crow's wings). Carved wooden twisted green and red fiber plait around face. Wooden brown ruff. Carved flat wood feather on top of head. Woman's dress. Shawl painted with geometric figures and corn plants. White leggings and moccasins. Holds 2 green sticks in each hand. R. Trujillo, carver.
Donor:
Lorrie L. Greene and Richard L. Greene
Collection place:
Southwestern United States
Verbatim coll. place:
North America, United States, Arizona, Nasingoetewa, Old Oraibi
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
Lorrie L. Greene and Richard L. Greene
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Kachina dolls and Masks (costume)
Accession date:
June 25, 2008
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 36 centimeters and width 13 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Katsina figure, accession number 2-72155, described as Angwusnasomtaqa or Tumas crow mother katsina (kachina); blue case mask with two black inverted triangles for the face. Carved wooden feathers curve upwards from near ears (like crow's wings). Carved wooden twisted green and red fiber plait around face. Wooden brown ruff. Carved flat wood feather on top of head. Woman's dress. Shawl painted with geometric figures and corn plants. White leggings and moccasins. Holds 2 green sticks in each hand. R. Trujillo, carver.

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