Katsina figure

Museum number:
2-72121
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
4 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4765
Description:
Lenang katsina (kachina); green face mask with rectangular eyes, one yellow, one blue. Triangular patches under eyes, striped black and yellow. Triangular black mouth. Headdress of 4 flutes. Carved kilt and sash. Four feathers on backpack. Fox skin. Red body. One shoulder blue, one yellow. One forearm blue, one yellow. One yellow leg, one blue. Bare feet. Carries a rattle and gourd. #90917. Made by Carl Sulu.
Donor:
Lorrie L. Greene and Richard L. Greene
Collection place:
Eastern Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
North America, United States, Arizona
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Maker or artist:
Carl Sulu
Collector:
Lorrie L. Greene and Richard L. Greene
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
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:
height 24.5 centimeters, width 10 centimeters, depth 10.5 centimeters, height 24.5 centimeters, and width 10.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Katsina figure, accession number 2-72121, described as Lenang katsina (kachina); green face mask with rectangular eyes, one yellow, one blue. Triangular patches under eyes, striped black and yellow. Triangular black mouth. Headdress of 4 flutes. Carved kilt and sash. Four feathers on backpack. Fox skin. Red body. One shoulder blue, one yellow. One forearm blue, one yellow. One yellow leg, one blue. Bare feet. Carries a rattle and gourd. #90917. Made by Carl Sulu.

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