Heheya Katsina

38882

From: United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Title Heheya Katsina
Native Name Heheya | Hehea
Object Number 38882
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi
Provenience United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Paint | Feather | Cloth | String | Fur | Metal
Description

Wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted yellow with multicolored 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. The body is painted pink and yellow and a cloth kilt is tied around the waist. This figure is the Heheya (or Hehea) Katsina. (Colton, H. 1959 #34)

Height 27 cm
Width 8.5 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901

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