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Catalog Number CAS 0370-0856   CAS 0370-0856; 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; First Mesa
Maker's Name _____?_____ Adams
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Cottonwood (Populus sp.) roots; Paint; Feathers; Muslin; Commercial red cloth; Wool yarn; Pipe cleaners; Commercial ric-rac
Description Carved figure probably representing Kotka's Katsina (Bear clan, 1st Mesa); Black face mask has white diamond-shaped eyes, elongated mouth, and horn on each side with blue zigzag line; White ric rac, red yarns, and fan of gray feathers frame top of mask; Back of mask is covered with brown feathers; Torso and upper arms are painted orange; Left shoulder, right forearm and left foreleg are yellow; Right shoulder, left forearm, and right foreleg are blue; Figure is wears carved and painted kilt, dance sash, sash belt, fox skin tail (made form section of black pieced leather with fur), and white manta (made from painted muslin and wool yarn tassels) and blue and orange moccasins; He carries bare branch in each hand.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 42.6, Width = 22.2, Depth = ca. 14.6