| Catalog Number |
CAS 0520-0098 |
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| Category |
Carvings |
| Object Name |
Figurine (Katsina-like) |
| 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. 1970s |
| Collection Name |
Owings Collection (Hopi Katsinam) |
| Materials |
Cottonwood (Populus sp.) roots; Paint; Wool yarn; Commercially tanned leather; White metal discs; Feathers |
| Description |
3-dimensional carved figure in standing position, probably representing a made-for-sale tourist carving that does not depict any known katsina; Figure's body is painted gray and he wears carved and painted turquoise-colored kilt, brown moccasins, commercially tanned leather belt with silver discs (concho belt) and a commercially tanned leather medicine pouch over his right shoulder; Case mask is gray on back and blue on front, with very narrow elongated yellow beak-like mouth and small black eyes; Mask is framed with blue wool; Neck ruff is made of green wool yarn; Two upright gray feathers and several smaller brown ones are glued to back of mask. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 37.1, Width = 17.1, Depth = ca. 10.0 |