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Catalog Number CAS 0520-0049   CAS 0520-0049; 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; Rabbit fur
Description 3-dimensional carved figurine in standing position, representing Tatangaya Katsina (Hornet or Wasp Katsina), as he would appear on First Mesa; Except for figure's mid-section which is white, his entire body is painted from head to ankles (including case mask) in brown, reddish brown, white, blue, yellow and green horizontal bands; He wears only a very brief painted black breechclout and a rabbit fur neck ruff; His feet are green; Case mask includes two conical horns on top of head and a very long pointed black nose.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 43.6, Width = ca. 11.0, Depth = 13.5