Sunset Crater Katsina

38822

From: United States of America | Arizona

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Title Sunset Crater Katsina
Native Name Kana-a
Object Number 38822
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi
Provenience United States of America | Arizona
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Paint | Feather | Cloth | String | Metal
Description

Round, wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted half blue and half yellow, bisected vertically by a band of white squares. The mouth is made of feathers in place of a protruding, tube mouth. The body is painted white and red with yellow and blue arms. This figure is likely the Sunset Crater (Kana-a) Katsina. (Colton, H. 1959 #142, Wright, B., 1973 #97)

Length 14 cm
Width 6 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901

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