Qoqole Katsina
38841
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Qoqole Katsina |
| Native Name | Qoqole | Kokole | Qoqlo |
| Object Number | 38841 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cottonwood (Tree) | Paint |
| Iconography | Corn | Bird Track |
| Description | Round, wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted yellow with corn stalks forming the nose and arching over the eyes. Bird tracks are painted below the eyes and on the back of the head. The body is painted white and red with yellow and white arms. This figure is one of the Chief Katsinam, Qoqolo (or Qoqlo or Kokole). (Colton, H. 1959 #15, Wright, B., 1973 #12) |
| Height | 15 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 5.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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