| Description |
3-dimensional carved figure in standing position, representing Ka-ë (Corn Dancer, aka Meme on First Mesa and Keme at Santo Domingo Pueblo), whose appearance in the Kiva Dances is a prayer for a good corn crop; This katsina can appear in almost every dance; Carved in cylindrical form without arms or legs with incised rectangular corn kernel-like design around center; Green feather-like designs with black edges and red tips on chest; Sides have bas relief diamond shapes and black, white and green painted designs; Brown and turquoise mask and black and white facial features; Eyes are thin horizontal rectangles, mouth is protruding blue-green cylinder with red front and two black vertical lines on either side outlined in blue and yellow; Back of head is white with two painted corn stalks; Protruding red tab ears, and very short black hair around crown of head; Costume is similar to the designs of the eastern Pueblos with distinguishably crossed feathers pointing in cardinal directions attached to the top of head; Signed “Dwight Mahosty Sculpture of Corn Dancer 94†on bottom. |
