Sipikne Katsina

38825

From: United States of America | Arizona

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Title Sipikne Katsina
Native Name Sipikne | Sipikni
Object Number 38825
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi
Provenience United States of America | Arizona
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Paint | Feather | String | Cloth | Metal
Iconography Zuni Warrior | Flower Blossom | Corn
Description

Wooden Katsina doll carved from one piece of wood. The face is painted red with eyes joined by a horizontal band of blue. Flower blossoms are painted on either side of the head. A tuft of feathers is attached to the top of the head and feathers encircle the neck. The body is painted black and yellow and a painted cloth kilt is wrapped around the waist. This figure is the Sipikne Katsina, borrowed from the Zuni, and represents a Zuni warrior. (Colton, H. 1959 #152, Wright, B., 1973 #129)

Length 21 cm
Width 8 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901

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