Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1132 |
![CAS 0370-1132; Painting](https://monarch.calacademy.org/mnt/image_db/anthro/0370-1132.jpg) |
Category |
Visual Arts |
Object Name |
Painting |
Culture |
Hopi |
Global Region |
North America |
Country |
USA |
State/Prov./Dist. |
Arizona |
County |
Navajo |
Other Geographic
Data |
Hopi Indian Reservation; Second Mesa; Village: Shungopovi |
Maker's Name |
Otis Polelonema (Lomadamosiva) (1902-1981) |
Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1930 |
Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
Materials |
Opaque watercolor on paper |
Description |
Untitled painting depicting Ma'alo, the Stick Katsina who appears in Mixed Dances; Standing figure is shown in frontal view, wearing embroidered kilt and dance sash; Case mask is painted half green and half brown with green ruff collar and feathers on top and at sides; Shoulders, forearms, and lower legs are painted blue and yellow; Figure carries rattle and staff; Signature "Otis Polelonema" is printed in lower right corner. |
Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 30.5, Length = 48.4 |