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Catalog Number CAS 0520-0019   CAS 0520-0019; 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; Third Mesa; Village: Hotevilla
Maker's Name Elmer Lamson
Date of Manufacture ca. 1960s
Collection Name Owings Collection (Hopi Katsinam)
Materials Cottonwood (Populus sp.) roots; Paint; Feathers; Wool yarn
Description 3-dimensional carved figure in standing position, representing Toson Koyemsi Mana (Mudhead Ogre Woman Katsina), who accompanies Toson Koyemsi (see CAS 0520-0016); Figure's body is painted tan and she (actually a man impersonating a woman) is dressed in carved and painted woman's black wrap-around one-shoulder dress, red and black sash belt, black stockings, and brown moccasins; He also wears red, green, and black wool yarn garters, red wool yarn wristlets, and black wool yarn around neck; Brown sack mask has usual knobs at sides, on top and on back and round black porthole eyes outlined in white; Several small feathers attached to each knob on mask.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 31.2, Width = 14.0, Depth = 8.5