| Catalog Number |
CAS 0520-0114 |
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| Category |
Carvings |
| Object Name |
Katsina |
| Culture |
Zuni Pueblo or Laguna Pueblo |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
New Mexico |
| County |
McKinley or Cibola |
| Other Geographic
Data |
Zuni Pueblo or Laguna Pueblo |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown (same carver as 0520-0113 and 0520-0115 to 0520-0117) |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1920s |
| Collection Name |
Owings Collection (Hopi Katsinam) |
| Materials |
Pine; Commercial cloth; Feathers; Cow hide; Wool yarn |
| Description |
3-dimensional carving in standing position, representing Wakashi (Cow Katsina), who appears in the Wakashi Dance and represents a prayer for an increase of cattle; Figure's upper torso is painted blue on the right side, yellow on the left side and red in the center; His right forearm is white and his left forearm is blue; His upper legs are white, knees are red, and lower legs are yellow; He wears only a white muslin cloth kilt, painted muslin cloth dance sash, painted and carved blue moccasins, and red and white yarn wristlets; Case mask is yellow on front and has white and black horns, red tab ears, pop-out eyes, and very wide snout; Cowhide with hair still on form neck ruff and top covering of mask; Back of mask is white with cloud (?) motifs; Feathers attached to top and back of mask. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 40.5, Width = 17.9, Depth = 12.1 |