Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0520-0059 | |
| 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. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Owings Collection (Hopi Katsinam) | |
| Materials | Cottonwood (Populus sp.) roots; Paint; Commercial cloth and ribbon; Wool yarn; Plant fiber; Sequins; Glass beads | |
| Description | 3-dimensional carved figure in animated, dancing position, representing Navan (Velvet Shirt Katsina), who was borrowed from the Zuni sometime after 1900; Figure's torso is painted red with yellow shoulders; One forearm is yellow while other forearm and lower body are painted white, with brown cross-hatched lines on legs; He wears carved and painted black moccasins, dash sash, and fox tail, as well as black cloth breechclout and black cloth poncho-like shirt decorated with red, green, and blue ribbons and sequins; Black yarn pompom tied to right wrist and green pompom on left wrist; Light blue case mask has red tab ears and tubular snout; Red inverted "V" is painted over nose; Neck ruff is made of twined plant fibers. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 25.6, Width = 20.6, Depth = 14.0 | |