Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1029 | |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Hopi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Navajo | |
| Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation; Second Mesa; Village: Shungopovi | |
| Maker's Name | Otis Polelonema (Lomadamosiva) (1902-1981) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1956 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on brown paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting depicting 3 katsinam who appear in mixed dances; At left is Huhuwa (Cross-legged Katsina) dressed in kilt and black shirt with yellow flowers in his hair; In center is possibly a fox katsina, wearing sash and case mask and holding staff; At right is Kweo (Wolf Katsina) wearing a black sash apron and brown fur case mask; Signed "O. Polelonema" in lower right corner. Original catalog card records that this painting was awarded a “Prize at Santa Fe 1956.†| |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 41.1, Length = 29.4 | |