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Catalog Number CAS 0520-0033   CAS 0520-0033; 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. 1960s
Collection Name Owings Collection (Hopi Katsinam)
Materials Cottonwood (Populus sp.) roots; Paint; Wool yarn; Feathers
Description 3-dimensional carved figure in standing position, representing Konin Taha-um, an uncle and side dancer to the Konin katsinam who represent the Havasupai people of the Grand Canyon; Upper torso is red with blue right shoulder and left forearm and yellow left shoulder and right forearm; He wears carved and painted white kilt, sash belt, and dance sash, painted knitted leggings, red moccasins, yarn garters and wristlets, and blue ribbon bandolier; Blue case mask has one red horn on right side and red tab ear on left side, band of multicolored yarns frame forehead and hang down front to waist; Bundle of small gray and brown feathers are on top of mask and large dyed blue feathers are glued to back of mask.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 28.7, Width = 14.1, Depth = 9.7