Dawn Katsina
38830
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Dawn Katsina |
| Native Name | Talavai |
| Object Number | 38830 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Date Made | ca. 1900 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cottonwood (Tree) | Paint | Feather | Cotton Cloth | Cotton String |
| Iconography | Cloud |
| Description | Round, wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted blue with multicolored clouds on each cheek. A tuft of feathers is attached to the top of the head. The body is painted white and red and the arms are blue and yellow. This figure is the Dawn (Talavai) Katsina. (Colton, H. 1959 #108, Wright, B., 1973 #38) |
| Height | 17.5 cm |
| Width | 7 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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