| Catalog Number |
CAS 0520-0108 |
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| 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; Leather |
| Description |
3-dimensional carved figure in standing position, representing Tasavu (Navajo Clown Katsina); Figure's body is painted completely white with narrow brown vertical stripes running from his neck to his ankles and down his arms; He wears only a carved and painted blue breechclout on a brown belt, black leggings, and brown moccasins, and a leather medicine pouch painted with silver dots to represent conchos; His face is painted with black vertical stripes and his painted black hair is cropped short and held in place with a carved and painted blue headband; He carries a carved gourd rattle in his right hand. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 25.8, Width = 9.5, Depth = 7.8 |