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Catalog Number

CAS 1990-0001-0077   CAS 1990-0001-0077; 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 Jackson Family
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970s to 1980s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Cottonwood (Populus sp.) roots; Paint; Leather; Wool yarn; Felt; Feathers
Description 3-dimensional carved figurine in standing position, representing Mongwu (Great Horned Owl Katsina) a warrior who disciplines the clowns if their behavior becomes too outrageous; Owl's brown body has white spots on his chest and back and along both arms and legs; He wears painted brown moccasins with real leather cuffs, commercial leather dance kilt with painted designs, leather bandolier, blue felt arm bands, and black yarn garters and wristlet; Case mask is painted gray with feathered pattern and has yellow eyes and beak and brown fur neck ruff; Several dyed multi-colored feathers are glued to top of mask.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.3, Width = 5.3, Depth = 3.9