Heheya Katsina

38908

From: United States of America | Arizona | First Mesa

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Title Heheya Katsina
Native Name Heheya | Hehea
Object Number 38908
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi
Provenience United States of America | Arizona | First Mesa
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Cottonwood (Tree) | Paint | Feather | Cotton Cloth | Cotton String | Fur
Description

Wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted white with blue and black zigzag lines above and below red-painted, downturned eyes. A "T" shape is painted in red in place of a nose. A patch of brown fur is attached to the top of the head and feathers are attached to the fur. Feathers are also attached to the back of the head. The body is painted orange with yellow around the shoulders and a cloth kilt is tied around the waist. This figure is the Heheya (or Hehea) Katsina. (Colton, H. 1959 #34)

Height 21 cm
Width 9 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901

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