| Catalog Number |
CAS 0520-0069 |
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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. 1950s |
| Collection Name |
Owings Collection (Hopi Katsinam) |
| Materials |
Cottonwood (Populus sp.) roots; Paint; Corn husk |
| Description |
3-dimensional carved figure in standing position, representing Koyaala (Koshari) (Hano Clown), a clown who appears in nearly every pueblo and who is both sacred and profane; Figure's body is painted in alternating black and white horizontal bands and he wears carved and painted black breechclout and brown moccasins; Face is also painted white and eyes and mouth are outlined in black; Headdress is painted similarly to figure's body with two projecting horns; Bundles of corn husk represent ears and bits of additional corn husk decorate tips of horns. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 33.4, Width = 14.7, Depth = 13.8 |