| Catalog Number |
CAS 0520-0107 |
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| Category |
Carvings |
| Object Name |
Katsina |
| Culture |
Zuni Pueblo |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
New Mexico |
| County |
McKinley |
| Other Geographic
Data |
Zuni Pueblo |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1920s-1930s |
| Collection Name |
Owings Collection (Hopi Katsinam) |
| Materials |
Cottonwood (Populus sp.) roots; Paint; Commercial cloth (several types); Zuni dress fragment; Human hair; Wool yarn; Plastic beads |
| Description |
3-dimensional carved figure in standing position with articulated arms, representing Nahalish Okya; Figure wears purple satin dress with an outer black dress (made from piece of actual hand woven Zuni dress), carved and painted white moccasins, white leggings made from rubber-backed white woven tape; White muslin shawl, and necklace of plastic turquoise-colored beads; Face is painted white with orange band across eyes; Head is covered with real black human hair and tied in back into chongo hairstyle; Figure carries nothing in her hands. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 27.0, Width = ca. 12.0, Depth = 9.0 |