Stick Katsina
38911
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Stick Katsina |
| Native Name | Malo |
| Object Number | 38911 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | Feather | String | Hair |
| Iconography | Corn | Flower Blossom |
| Description | Flat, wooden Katsina cradle doll. The face is bisected vertically by a white and black line into green and orange halves. The mouth is a protruding tube. One ear is a red flower blossom and the other side of the head has feathers and red horse hair. The body is painted white and red with yellow and green arms. This figure is the Stick (Malo) Katsina. (Colton, H. 1959 #130, Wright, B., 1973 #176) |
| Height | 32 cm |
| Width | 13 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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