Mask

38719

From: Arizona | First Mesa | Hano

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 38719
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi-Tewa
Provenience Arizona | First Mesa | Hano
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Canvas | Wood | Leather | Buffalo Hair | Horsehair
Technique Painted
Description

A Hopi Katsina mask with a wide mouth bearing teeth. A long, black beard hangs below the mouth. Animal skin with long hair is also attached on the top of the head. The nose is a made from a carved piece of wood and painted with zigzag designs. The mask itself is made of canvas with traces of pigment.

Height 26 cm
Width 30.5 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901

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