Salako Katsina
38913
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Salako Katsina |
| Native Name | Salako | Shalako |
| Object Number | 38913 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | Feather | String |
| Iconography | Cloud |
| Description | Flat, wooden Katsina cradle doll. The face is painted white with triangular, hachured areas below the eyes. The eyes are rectangular with one outlined in yellow and the other in blue. The chin has multicolored lines radiating down from around the mouth. An elaborate, stepped, tableta headdress is attached to the head painted yellow, blue and red. The body is painted white and red with yellow and blue shoulders. This figure is a Salako Katsina. (Colton, H. 1959 #117, Wright, B., 1973 #248) |
| Height | 30.8 cm |
| Width | 22.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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