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Catalog Number CAS 0520-0080   CAS 0520-0080; 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. late 1950s
Collection Name Owings Collection (Hopi Katsinam)
Materials Cottonwood (Populus sp.) roots; Paint; Red-shafted flicker (Colaptes auratus cafer) and chicken feathers
Description 3-dimensional carving in standing position, representing Hilili, a Whipper Katsina who appears during Powamu; His upper torso is orange while his left shoulder, right forearm, and left lower leg are blue; His right shoulder, left forearm, and right lower leg are yellow; He wears carved and painted white kilt, dance sash, sash belt, and blue moccasins; Case mask with red tab ears, rectangular built-out mouth, and beard is red on back; Front has orange terraced triangle extending from top over forehead and blue terraced triangle extending upward from mouth; Remaining white area of face frames black rectangular eyes; Small bundle of aligned feathers is tied to top of mask.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 31.5, Width = 17.0, Depth = 16.2