Mask

22698

From: New Mexico

Curatorial Section: American

Native Name Ko-Kok-Shi
Object Number 22698
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Pueblo | Zuni
Provenience New Mexico
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Hide | Hair | Feather | Pigment
Description

A Long Haired (Kokokshi) Zuni Katsina mask. The mask is made from hide with small eye holes cut out. The front is painted light blue with slit eyes painted black. A long, black beard is attached at the bottom of the mask and a strip of short black hair is attached at the top. Hide straps on the sides secure the mask to the head.

Length 40.5 cm
Width 22 cm
Credit Line Southwest Expedition; R. Stewart Culin; subscription of Robert C. H. Brock, 1902

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