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Catalog Number CAS 0520-0121   CAS 0520-0121; 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. 1950s
Collection Name Owings Collection (Hopi Katsinam)
Materials Cottonwood (Populus sp.) roots; Gourd; Paint
Description 3-dimensional carved figurine in standing position, representing Patung (Squash Katsina), who is the chief katsina of the Pumpkin clan; Figure's body is completely painted green with vertical black stripes running from head to foot, with touches of pale yellow on forearms, feet, and both ends of "gourd" head; He wears only a painted black breechclout and his hands are held in front at waist level; His head is made from an actual gourd and painted similarly to the body with narrow painted almond-shaped eyes; Stem of gourd is carved and also painted.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 35.9, Width = 14.0, Depth = 27.3