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Catalog Number CAS 1990-0001-0075   CAS 1990-0001-0075; 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. 1970s to 1980s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Cottonwood (Populus sp.) roots; Wool yarn; Felt; Dyed chicken feathers
Description 3-dimensional carved figurine in standing position, representing Patung (Squash Katsina), who is a Chief katsina for the Pumpkin clan; Figure's dark green body is painted all over with vertical light green stripes; He wears only a black breechclout, made from pieces of black felt decorated with red and green yarn and a blue felt waist band; He also wears blue yarn around his wrists and knees and carries bundle of dyed green feathers in each hand; Squash shaped head is crowned with piece of green felt to represent squash stem and additional green feather.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 16.0, Width = 7.4, Depth = 7.5