Ashes Katsina
38821
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Ashes Katsina |
| Native Name | Qochaf |
| Object Number | 38821 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | Feather | String | Metal |
| Iconography | Flower Blossom |
| Description | Round, wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted white and the eyes are vertical rectangles connected by a wide horizontal rectangle. A protruding, tube mouth is painted red. Red and black feathers are attached to the top of the head and flower blossoms are painted on in place of ears. The body is painted white and red with arms yellow and white. This figure is the Ashes (Qochaf) Katsina. (Colton, H. 1959 #19, Wright, B., 1973 #25) |
| Length | 13 cm |
| Width | 8 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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