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Catalog Number CAS 0520-0090   CAS 0520-0090; 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; Wool yarn; Pipe cleaner; Plastic
Description 3-dimensional carving in kneeling position, representing Nuvi Heheya (Ladies' Man); His body is painted completely white and he wears a white commercial white fleece cape over a black cloth breechclout, blue vinyl belt, black and white commercial cloth kerchief around his neck, green yarn wristlets, and red yarn garters, along with painted and carved black leggings and brown moccasins; White face is painted with zigzag vertical bands in blue,yellow and orange on cheeks and nose; Teardrop shaped eyes and mouth are orange; Top of head is covered in commercial white fleece cloth; He carries plastic bucket in left hand and yellow stick in right hand, and is mounted on rectangular wooden base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 37.0, Width = 14.9, Depth = 27.6