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Catalog Number CAS 0520-0002   CAS 0520-0002; 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. 1930s
Collection Name Owings Collection (Hopi Katsinam)
Materials Cottonwood (Populus sp.) roots; Paint; Feathers; Cotton string
Description 3-dimensional carved figurine in standing position, representing Kweo (Wolf Katsina), who appears as a side dancer in the company of herbivorous animals (e.g., deer, mountain sheep) at the Soyohim dances; Figure's body is painted yellow with white chest area; Forearms,and circular area on chest are black with white dots, and legs are painted with black vertical stripes; He wears white kilt with vertical rust brown stripes; Short modeled ears are rust brown; Rectangular mouth is black with white zigzag line to represent teeth; Figure is very hunchbacked; Small white feathers are attached to top of head.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 21.9, Width = 5.9, Depth = 7.0