ana kachina

38715

From: Arizona | Walpi

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Title ana kachina
Object Number 38715
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi
Provenience Arizona | Walpi
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Leather | Hair | Pigment | Feather
Description

A Long Haired (Angak'china) Hopi Katsina mask. The mask is made from hide with small eye holes cut out. The front has traces of paint with slit eyes painted black. A long, black beard is attached at the bottom of the mask, below a horizontal band of multicolored squares. A strip of short black hair is also attached at the top of the mask. White feathers are attached to a cord tied to the top of the mask.

Height 40 cm
Width 16.5 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901

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