Kau-a Katsina
38827
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Kau-a Katsina |
| Native Name | Kau-a | Qoia |
| Object Number | 38827 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cottonwood (Tree) | Paint | Feather | Wool Yarn | String |
| Iconography | Navajo | Chevron |
| Description | Flat, wooden Katsina cradle doll. The face is painted green with inverted "V" lines in red, black and yellow above the protruding, tube mouth. Feathers and yarn are attached to the top of the head and to the ears. The back of the head has two clouds painted. The body is painted white and red. This figure is the Kau-a (or Qoia) Katsina, borrowed from the Navajo. (Colton, H. 1959 #135, Wright, B., 1973 #178) |
| Height | 19 cm |
| Width | 7.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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