Sun Katsina
38910
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Sun Katsina |
| Native Name | Tawa |
| Object Number | 38910 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cottonwood (Tree) | Paint | Feather |
| Iconography | Sun |
| Description | Wooden Katsina doll. The lower part of the face is painted green and the forehead is bisected vertically into yellow and red halves. Rays of painted wood represent feathers attach to the sides and top of the head. Feathers are attached to the side, back and top of the head. The body is painted red, yellow and green with a kilt painted over the waist. This figure is the Sun (Tawa) Katsina. (Colton, H. 1959 #146, Wright, B., 1973 #124) |
| Height | 26.3 cm |
| Width | 11 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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