Zuni Hemis Katsina
38879
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Zuni Hemis Katsina |
| Native Name | Sio Hemis | Sio Humis |
| Object Number | 38879 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | Feather | Cloth | String |
| Iconography | Zuni | Corn | Cloud | Flower Blossom | Rainbow |
| Description | Flat, wooden Katsina cradle doll. The face is bisected vertically into halves painted red and green. The back of the head has corn stalks painted and feathers attached. An elaborate, tableta headdress is attached to the head painted black, green, blue and red. The headdress has corn, flower and rainbow imagery. The body is painted brown and white. This figure is the Sio Hemis (or Sio Humis) Katsina, borrowed from the Zuni. (Colton, H. 1959 #155, Wright, B., 1973 #216) |
| Height | 33.3 cm |
| Width | 13.9 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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