| Catalog Number |
CAS 0520-0031 |
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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 |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1930s |
| Collection Name |
Owings Collection (Hopi Katsinam) |
| Materials |
Cottonwood (Populus sp.) roots; Paint; Wool |
| Description |
3-dimensional carved figure in standing position, representing Hahai-i Wuhti (Pour Water Woman) who is also considered a mother to all the katsinam and she appears at several important ceremonies; Short figure is dressed in carved and painted black dress, sash belt, white maiden's shawl, and white moccasins; Her white face is painted with red dot on each cheek and row of red lines falling over forehead; Traditional hair whorls of unmarried girl are fashioned at sides of head from brown wool. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 15.2, Width = 7.0, Depth = 6.4 |