Antelope Katsina

38861

From: United States of America | Arizona

Curatorial Section: American

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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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