Katsina figure

Museum number:
2-72208
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
63 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4765
Description:
Hano or Koshare clown katsina (kachina); carved and painted wooden figure. Face painted white, black painted, clubbed hair. Body painted with black and white horizontal stripes. Wears a cap with two pointed horns, black and white striped, with tassels at each end, painted "cut-off" blue jeans, Taos boots. Has a white bag on a yarn cord around neck, blue leather knee bands, black yarn wrist bands. Carries a drum in one hand and drum stick in the other. White fabric sash around waist. Albert Sakwisewona, carver.
Donor:
Lorrie L. Greene and Richard L. Greene
Collection place:
Eastern Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
North America, United States, Arizona, Hopi
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Maker or artist:
Albert Sakwisewona
Collector:
Lorrie L. Greene and Richard L. Greene
Materials:
Cottonwood root, Leather, Paint (coating), Raffia (fiber), and Yarn
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Kachina dolls
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
June 25, 2008
Context of use:
ceremonial or religious
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 10 centimeters, height 27 centimeters, width 10.5 centimeters, height 29 centimeters, width 15 centimeters, and depth 15 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Katsina figure, accession number 2-72208, described as Hano or Koshare clown katsina (kachina); carved and painted wooden figure. Face painted white, black painted, clubbed hair. Body painted with black and white horizontal stripes. Wears a cap with two pointed horns, black and white striped, with tassels at each end, painted "cut-off" blue jeans, Taos boots. Has a white bag on a yarn cord around neck, blue leather knee bands, black yarn wrist bands. Carries a drum in one hand and drum stick in the other. White fabric sash around waist. Albert Sakwisewona, carver.

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