Navajo Katsina
38901
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
Object Title | Navajo Katsina |
Native Name | Tasap |
Object Number | 38901 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Hopi |
Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood | Paint | Feather | String | Metal |
Iconography | Navajo |
Description | Wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted green with a horizontal black band at the mouth and red and yellow beneath it. The mouth is a protruding snout. The eyes are tapering rectangles and the ears are red and semicircular. A tuft of feathers is attached to the top of the head. The body is painted red, green and yellow and a kilt is painted around the waist. This figure is likely a Tasap Katsina, a representation of a Navajo person. (Wright, B., 1973 #180) |
Height | 21.7 cm |
Width | 15.8 cm |
Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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