Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0520-0074 | |
| 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; Human hair; Cotton string; Paper-backed synthetic cloth; Feathers | |
| Description | 3-dimensional carving in standing position with outstretched arms, representing Soyok' Wuhti (Ogre Woman) who appears during or shortly after the Bean Dance and tells boys to hunt mice for her and girls to grind corn for her, or she will eat them; She wears carved and painted black dress with wedding sash (fringe is of cotton string), white leggings, reddish orange moccasins, and black paper-backed cloth cape; Black case mask has red tab ears (small gray feather through each one), large round yellow eyes, and rectangular mouth with bared teeth, and black beard with white bands; Dark brown human hair covers top and back of mask and hangs down over face; She carries crooked stick in left hand and wooden knife in right hand; Trace of additional feathers on top of mask. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 29.9, Width = 24.0, Depth = ca. 14.0 | |