Piokot Katsina
38838
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Piokot Katsina |
| Native Name | Piokot | Piokak |
| Object Number | 38838 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | Feather | Cloth | Metal |
| Description | Flat, wooden Katsina cradle doll. The face is painted blue with red notches below the eyes. The eyes are rectangular and the mouth is an inverted triangle. The forehead is banded with multicolored horizontal lines. A tuft of feathers is attached to the top of the head. The body is painted white and red with yellow and blue arms. This figure is likely a variation of the Piokot (or Piokak) Katsina. (Colton, H. 1959 #174, Wright, B., 1973 #134) |
| Length | 19.5 cm |
| Width | 8 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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