Katsina figure

Museum number:
2-72204
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
15 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4765
Object count:
1
Description:
Hem Sona katsina (kachina); carved and painted wood figure; wears black case mask with oval, yellow eyes, a round, protruding snout with white teeth, 1 square yellow ear with a red "X" and 1 lock of black hair. Finish with a white fur ruff and feather topknot. Body painted red with yellow and blue on shoulders, arms and legs. Wears a white kilt and woman's sash, Taos boots with fringed leather anklets. Black yarn knee and left wrist bands with tassels and leather bands with bells at knees. Silver/turquoise bracelet on right wrist. Carries a pair of scissors and a lock of hair. A.L. Sahmie, carver.
Donor:
Lorrie L. Greene and Richard L. Greene
Collection place:
Third Mesa, Hopi Reservation, Navajo County
Verbatim coll. place:
North America, United States, Arizona, Hopi/Tewa, Third Mesa
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
Lorrie L. Greene and Richard L. Greene
Materials:
Cottonwood root, Fur (hair material), Leather, Paint (coating), and Yarn
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Kachina dolls and Masks (costume)
Accession date:
June 25, 2008
Context of use:
ceremonial or religious
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 38 centimeters, depth 21 centimeters, width 18 centimeters, width 14 centimeters, length 17 centimeters, and height 35 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Katsina figure, accession number 2-72204, described as Hem Sona katsina (kachina); carved and painted wood figure; wears black case mask with oval, yellow eyes, a round, protruding snout with white teeth, 1 square yellow ear with a red "X" and 1 lock of black hair. Finish with a white fur ruff and feather topknot. Body painted red with yellow and blue on shoulders, arms and legs. Wears a white kilt and woman's sash, Taos boots with fringed leather anklets. Black yarn knee and left wrist bands with tassels and leather bands with bells at knees. Silver/turquoise bracelet on right wrist. Carries a pair of scissors and a lock of hair. A.L. Sahmie, carver.

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