Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0848 |
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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. 1930s to 1940s |
Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
Materials |
Cottonwood (Populus sp.) roots; Paint; Wool; Feathers; Dyed horse hair |
Description |
3-dimensional carved figure in standing position, representing Marao, a katsina introduced at Hopi in the 1920s and possibly of Zuni or Navajo origin; Figure wears full head mask that is half red and half turquoise blue with protruding snout and surmounted by plaited basketry rim and 3 sticks extending up in tripod and streaming feathers and red horsehair; Feather bundle tied to back of head; Whorl-shaped ears are outlined in red wool; Upper body is also painted half red and half turquoise with white zigzags down front and back of chest and down both arms; Figure wears multicolored kilt with fox tail and high-topped moccasins and carries gourd rattle in right hand and deer antler in left hand. |
Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 38.1, Width = 9.7, Depth = 9.9 |