Katsina figure

Museum number:
2-72169
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
19 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4765
Description:
Tawa sun shield katsina (kachina); carved and painted wooden figure. Mask is round disk painted with red and yellow 1/4 circle in upper half. Lower half is turquoise blue with rectangular black eyes and triangular black mouth. Disks surrounded by 12 carved and painted eagle feathers. Wears a fur ruff and pompom of feathers on back of head. Body painted red with 1 yellow and 1 blue shoulder and leg. Wears a white leather kilt tied with a woman's belt, decorated blue and orange anklets. Black yarn knee bands on each knee, leather thong band with bells on left knee, fox tail at back. Holds a rattle with one hand and a blossom flute in the other. Turquoise and silver bracelets at each wrist. Wears Taos boots. A.L. Sahmie, carver.
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:
Cottonwood root, Fur (hair material), Leather, and Paint (coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Kachina dolls and Masks (costume)
Accession date:
June 25, 2008
Context of use:
ceremonial or religious
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 17 centimeters, height 39 centimeters, height 39 centimeters, width 18 centimeters, length 15 centimeters, and depth 16 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Katsina figure, accession number 2-72169, described as Tawa sun shield katsina (kachina); carved and painted wooden figure. Mask is round disk painted with red and yellow 1/4 circle in upper half. Lower half is turquoise blue with rectangular black eyes and triangular black mouth. Disks surrounded by 12 carved and painted eagle feathers. Wears a fur ruff and pompom of feathers on back of head. Body painted red with 1 yellow and 1 blue shoulder and leg. Wears a white leather kilt tied with a woman's belt, decorated blue and orange anklets. Black yarn knee bands on each knee, leather thong band with bells on left knee, fox tail at back. Holds a rattle with one hand and a blossom flute in the other. Turquoise and silver bracelets at each wrist. Wears Taos boots. A.L. Sahmie, carver.

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