Sun Shield
38736
From: Arizona | Oraibi | Third Mesa
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Taawakatsina |
| Object Number | 38736 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | Arizona | Oraibi | Third Mesa |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Date Made | ca. 1900 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton Cloth | Corn Husks | Wood | Cotton Thread | Cotton String | Pigment |
| Description | A buckskin shield with the Sun (Tawa) Katsina painted on the face. The Katsina has slit eyes and an inverted triangle mouth both in black on a white background. The forehead is divided down the middle with the proper left side being green with a black and yellow border and the right side being yellow with a black and red border. The shield has a border of corn husks folded into a pattern simulating rays. A wooden frame holds it together on the back and plant fiber cords are attached. |
| Height | 5 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 26 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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