Katsina figure

Museum number:
2-72120
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
41 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4765
Description:
Kwa katsina (kachina); man with outspread arms. Arms with black feathers and white fur. Green case mask with beak. Inverted "V" in black over beak. Chest black and gold. White leather skirt. Red sash. Green yarn ruff. Gold legs. Turquoise boots. Black yarn tied below knees. Black, yellow, turquoise wood rectangle on back. Made 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), Fur (hair material), Leather, and 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:
depth 18 centimeters, height 26.5 centimeters, width 32.5 centimeters, height 28 centimeters, and width 33 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Katsina figure, accession number 2-72120, described as Kwa katsina (kachina); man with outspread arms. Arms with black feathers and white fur. Green case mask with beak. Inverted "V" in black over beak. Chest black and gold. White leather skirt. Red sash. Green yarn ruff. Gold legs. Turquoise boots. Black yarn tied below knees. Black, yellow, turquoise wood rectangle on back. Made by A.L. Sahmie.

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