Big Horn Sheep Kachina

38840

From: United States of America | Arizona

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Title Big Horn Sheep Kachina
Native Name Pang (Katsina Name) | Chub (Katsina Name) | Chof
Object Number 38840
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 String
Description

Round, wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted green with rectangular eyes and an inverted triangle mouth. The forehead has a red and black horizontal band with a notch between the eyes. The ears are circular blossoms with a feather sticking out. Two black horns rise from the head, each with a white-painted, zigzag design. The body is painted white and red. This figure is may be a variation of the Big Horn Sheep (Pang) Katsina or a variation of the Antelope (Chof or Chub) Katsina..

Height 18 cm
Width 7.5 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901

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