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Catalog Number CAS 0520-0099   CAS 0520-0099; 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; Wire; Cotton string
Description 3-dimensional carved figure in dancing pose, possibly representing Sio Avachhoya (Zuni Spotted Corn Katsina); Figure's torso is painted red and he wears carved and painted black breechclout, fox skin tail sash belt, and concho belt over white pants, and brown moccasins; Case mask with red tab ears and red tubular mouth is red on back and painted with yellow, blue, and white vertical zigzag stripes on front; Bundle of multicolored yarns are tied to top of mask; Fan of large gray feathers and additional multicolored yarns are wired to back of mask; He carries blue rattle in left hand and possible white rattle (string wrapped around wire?) in right hand.
Dimensions (cm) Height = ca. 28.5, Width = ca. 15.5, Depth = 10.5