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Catalog Number CAS 2003-0008-0003   CAS 2003-0008-0003; Katsina
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. 1920s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Cottonwood root; Tempera paint; Feathers
Description 3-dimensional carved figure in standing position whose identity cannot be determined (possibly a composite of several katsinam, but unlike any known Hopi horned katsinam): Figure's body is painted red with yellow shoulders and forearms; He wears black moccasins, white kilt with dance sash, and a case mask that is red on back and black on front, with yellow horizontal band across bulging black and white eyes and red horizontal band across short snout mouth; Mask also has flat upturned horns that are gray-blue with black tips, and bundle of down feathers tied to top and bundle of black feathers tied to back.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 23.3, Width = 13.0, Depth = 6.6