Antelope Katsina
38861
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
Object Title | Antelope Katsina |
Native Name | Chof | Chub (Katsina Name) |
Object Number | 38861 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Hopi |
Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood | Paint | Feather | String |
Iconography | Antelope | Flower Blossom |
Description | Wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted green with rectangular eyes and a protruding snout. The forehead has a black, horizontal band with a notch between the eyes and a brim above it. The ears are squared flower blossoms. A tuft of feathers is attached to the back of the head. Two multipronged, black horns rise from the head. The body is painted red, white and yellow with a painted kilt at the waist. This figure is the Antelope (Chof or Chub) Katsina. (Colton, H. 1959 #90, Wright, B., 1973 #165) |
Height | 22.3 cm |
Width | 8.5 cm |
Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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