| Catalog Number |
CAS 0425-0321 |
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| Category |
Carvings |
| Object Name |
Figurine (Katsina Father) |
| Culture |
Hopi |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Arizona |
| County |
Navajo |
| Other Geographic
Data |
Hopi Indian Reservation; Third Mesa; Village: Kykotsmovi |
| Maker's Name |
William Quotskuyva (1907-1999) |
| Date of Manufacture |
1979 |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Cottonwood (Populus sp.) roots; Paint; Buckskin; Feather; Cotton string |
| Description |
3-dimensional carved figure in standing position, representing Katsina Father, a Hopi elder or priest who accompanies the various Hemis Katsinam during the Niman ceremony; He is shirtless and barefoot and wears only a carved and painted white embroidered dance kilt and painted turquoise and shell necklace; His long black hair hangs down his back and a single feather is tied to the top of his head; He carries a small buckskin pouch in his left hand. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 24.6, Width = 8.0, Depth = 7.6 |