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Catalog Number CAS 0520-0079   CAS 0520-0079; 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. 1840s
Collection Name Owings Collection (Hopi Katsinam)
Materials Cottonwood (Populus sp.) roots; Feathers
Description 3-dimensional carved figure in standing position, probably representing A'hote (no translation), though lacking Plains Indian headdress; Figure's body is red with yellow shoulders, forearms, and lower legs, and wears case mask that is yellow (with red and outlined black stars) on front and red (with 2 cornstalks) on back (mask is described in literature as all green or brown); Tab ears are red; Bulging eyes are black and white; Black snout has white mouth and red teeth; Figure wears carved and painted white kilt, orange fox tail, red sash belt, red moccasins, green spruce ruff, and turquoise necklace, and carries bow and 2 arrows in left hand and rattle (now missing) in right hand; Gray feathers tied to top of mask.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 32.5, Width = 12.1, Depth = 12.7