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Catalog Number CAS 0520-0111   CAS 0520-0111; Katsina
Category Carvings
Object Name Katsina
Culture Hopi
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Navajo
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930s
Collection Name Owings Collection (Hopi Katsinam)
Materials Cottonwood (Populus sp.) roots; Paint; Wool yarn; Feathers
Description 3-dimensional carved figure in standing position, representing Kahaila Katsina (Hunter Katsina), who is thought to have come from the Eastern pueblos; Shoulders, upper arms, and legs are painted yellow while lower torso and forearms are red; He wears carved and painted white kilt with dance sash, blue moccasins, painted shell and turquoise necklace, and blue wool yarn bandolier and wristlets; Case mask is black on back and green on front, with red tubular mouth and black rectangular eyes; Dark blue yarn frames sides and top of mask; Single feather stands upright at each side of mask and numerous small white and yellow feathers are glued to top of mask; Single white feather glued to interior of mouth.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 31.0, Width = 11.7, Depth = 9.0