| Catalog Number |
CAS 0520-0012 |
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| 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; First Mesa; Village: Polacca |
| Maker's Name |
Celestino Youvella (b. ca. 1941) |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1970s |
| Collection Name |
Owings Collection (Hopi Katsinam) |
| Materials |
Cottonwood (Populus sp.) roots; Paint; Artist's canvas; Woo yarn; Horsehair; Feathers; Rabbit fur |
| Description |
3-dimensional carved figure in standing position, representing Aholi (Katsina Chief's Lieutenant), who assists Eototo in bringing moisture to the villages; Torso and upper arms are orange with yellow and turquoise stripes on chest and back; Right forearm and left lower leg are yellow; Left forearm and right lower leg are turquoise; He wears a painted kilt and cape made from canvas, rabbit fur tail, carved and painted dance sash and brown moccasins, and sash belt made from commercially tanned leather; Turquoise blue case mask has yellow whorls for ears (decorated with white feathers and red horsehair), rabbit fur neck ruff, and crown of small feathers; He carries feather-tipped staff and small water bucket and is mounted on wooden disc; Signed on base "Tino Youvella." |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 40.5, Width = ca. 18.5, Depth = 19.2 |