Catalog Number |
CAS 0520-0078 |
|
Category |
Carvings |
Object Name |
Katsina |
Culture |
Hopi (possibly Navajo made) |
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; Feathers; Cotton string; Wool yarn; Leather |
Description |
3-dimensional carved figure in standing position, representing a probable composite of several katsinam; His body paint, clothing, and face mask are all incorrectly combined, suggesting this figure was probably not carved by a Hopi; His body is painted completely black with paired white lines extending up front and back of arms and continuing down left and right sides of chest and back; He wears carved and painted white kilt with wedding sash (fringe of sash is real cotton string), and white moccasins; White case mask includes red tab ears and red tubular mouth and is painted with serrated blue triangle around mouth and blue and black bands along forehead; Large and small feathers are attached to top of mask. |
Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 30.5, Width = 18.8, Depth = ca. 10.0 |