Katsina figure

Museum number:
2-72163
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020072163
Alternate number:
24 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4765
Description:
Yo-We priest killer katsina (kachina); brown case mask with red ears and black and white paint toothed snout. Black and white bulging spherical eyes (separate). Brown body, arms and legs. Vertical white stripes on chest (2), arms and legs. Tan, leather cape. Black cloth breech clout. Black yarn at knees. Brown fringed moccasins. Bracelet on left wrist, knife in left hand; stick in right. Green fur ruff. Two pair of feathers horizontal on head. Blue warrior marks on cheeks. A.L. Sahmie, carver.
Donor:
Lorrie L. Greene and Richard L. Greene
Collection place:
Southwestern United States
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), Fur (hair material), Leather, Wood (plant material), and Yarn
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Kachina dolls and Masks (costume)
Accession date:
June 25, 2008
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 19 centimeters, height 37.5 centimeters, depth 21 centimeters, width 17 centimeters, and height 37 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Katsina figure, accession number 2-72163, described as Yo-We priest killer katsina (kachina); brown case mask with red ears and black and white paint toothed snout. Black and white bulging spherical eyes (separate). Brown body, arms and legs. Vertical white stripes on chest (2), arms and legs. Tan, leather cape. Black cloth breech clout. Black yarn at knees. Brown fringed moccasins. Bracelet on left wrist, knife in left hand; stick in right. Green fur ruff. Two pair of feathers horizontal on head. Blue warrior marks on cheeks. A.L. Sahmie, carver.

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