Katsina figure

Museum number:
2-72118
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
44 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4765
Description:
Palakwai katsina (kachina); man with red mask and green yarn beard. Bird feathers on outspread arms. Chest yellow and black. Painted red leather belt. Painted white leather skirt. Yellow legs decorated with black yarn and bells. Turquoise boots. White fur on top of arms. White hands with red fingernails. Black rectangle eyes. Yellow black-tipped beak. Shells on ears. Carved by A.L. Sahmie.
Donor:
Lorrie L. Greene and Richard L. Greene
Collection place:
Eastern 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:
Feather (material), Leather, Wood (plant material), 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
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 35 centimeters, depth 21 centimeters, height 33 centimeters, height 32 centimeters, and width 36 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Katsina figure, accession number 2-72118, described as Palakwai katsina (kachina); man with red mask and green yarn beard. Bird feathers on outspread arms. Chest yellow and black. Painted red leather belt. Painted white leather skirt. Yellow legs decorated with black yarn and bells. Turquoise boots. White fur on top of arms. White hands with red fingernails. Black rectangle eyes. Yellow black-tipped beak. Shells on ears. Carved by A.L. Sahmie.

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