Zuni Hemis Katsina
38930
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Zuni Hemis Katsina |
| Native Name | Sio Hemis | Sio Humis |
| Object Number | 38930 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Zuni |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Date Made | ca. 1900 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cottonwood (Tree) | Paint | Great Horned Owl Feather | Cotton String |
| Iconography | Zuni | Corn | Cloud | Flower Blossom | Rainbow |
| Description | Wooden Katsina doll. The face is bisected vertically into halves painted red and white (originally green). Plant symbols are painted above and below the eyes. The top of the head has feathers attached. An elaborate, tableta headdress is attached to the head painted black, green, white, yellow and red. The headdress has corn, flower and rainbow imagery and has feathers attached. The body is painted black with a kilt painted over the waist. This figure is the Sio Hemis (or Sio Humis) Katsina, borrowed from the Zuni. (Colton, H. 1959 #155, Wright, B., 1973 #216) |
| Height | 33.5 cm |
| Width | 13 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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