Ho'ote Katsina
38865
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Ho'ote Katsina |
| Native Name | Ho'ote | Ho'te |
| Object Number | 38865 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | Cloth |
| Iconography | Star | Corn Smut |
| Description | Flat, wooden Katsina cradle doll. The face is painted blue with purple stars on the cheeks. The eyes are bulging and the mouth is protruding. The area between the eyes is decorated with yellow and purple circles and repeated on the back of the head. Two horns at either side of the head are painted blue, black and white on one side and red black and white on the other. The body is painted white and red with yellow and blue arms. This figure is the Ho'ote (or Ho'te) Katsina. (Colton, H. 1959 #104, Wright, B., 1973 #169) |
| Height | 16.5 cm |
| Width | 19 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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