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Catalog Number CAS 0520-0051   CAS 0520-0051; Katsina
Category Carvings
Object Name Katsina
Culture Hopi
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Navajo
Other Geographic Data Hopi Indian Reservation
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1960s
Collection Name Owings Collection (Hopi Katsinam)
Materials Cottonwood (Populus sp.) roots; Paint; Commercial cloth; Feathers
Description 3-dimensional carved figure in standing position, representing Hototo (no translation) as he appears on Second Mesa; Figure's brown body is lightly smeared with white paint and he wears a carved and painted white kilt with dance sash and sash belt, along with replica maiden's shawl (machine sewn from commercial cloth), and painted brown moccasins; Case mask is brown on back and bisected on front into green right side and brown left side; Badger print appears on each cheek; Projecting snout is painted with bared teeth; Mask is crowned by half a carved basket rim, whose top is white with red zigzag and underside is banded in red, yellow, black and white, green, and red; Down feathers glued to sides and top of mask; Larger feathers stand upright on back of mask.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 39.2, Width = 14.5, Depth = 10.2