Salako Taka Katsina
2009-10-35
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Salako Taka Katsina |
| Native Name | Salako Taka | Shalako Taka |
| Object Number | 2009-10-35 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Creator | Lee Sockyma |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Acrylic Paint |
| Technique | Carved | Painted |
| Iconography | Cloud | Rainbow | Flower Blossom |
| Description | Wooden Katsina doll carved from one piece of wood. The face is painted pink with triangular, hachured areas below the eyes. The eyes are rectangular with one outlined in light blue and the other in dark blue. The chin has multicolored lines radiating down from around the mouth. An elaborate, semicircular, tableta headdress is attached to the head painted yellow, blue and red and with carved feathers attached. A painted shawl is draped over the shoulders over top of carved feathers arranged vertically. This figure is a male Salako (Salako Taka) Katsina. (Colton, H. 1959 #117, Wright, B., 1973 #248) |
| Height | 30.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 13.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Richard William Wolf, Jr. in memory of his mother, Patricia J. Wolf, 2009 |
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