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Kachina Doll

Object TitleZuni Hemis Katsina
Native NameSio Hemis
Sio Humis
Object Number:38918
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Hopi
Provenience: United States of America
Arizona
Third Mesa
Oraibi
Culture Area: Southwest Culture Area
Section:American
Materials:Wood
Paint
Feather
Yarn
String
Metal
Iconography:Zuni
Corn
Cloud
Flower Blossom
Rainbow
Height: 35 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Credit Line:Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901

Description

Wooden Katsina doll. The face is bisected vertically into halves painted red and green. Plant symbols are painted above and below the eyes. The back of the head has feathers attached. An elaborate, tableta headdress is attached to the head painted black, green, blue, yellow and red. The headdress has corn, flower and rainbow imagery. The body is painted green with a kilt painted over the waist. This figure is the Sio Hemis (or Sio Humis) Katsina, borrowed from the Zuni. (Colton, H. 1959 #155, Wright, B., 1973 #216)

Bibliography:

[Article] Hall, Edith H. 1934. "For Junior Members: Indian Dolls". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 5. no. 2. pg. 60-61 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 61View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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