Kau-a Katsina
38836
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Kau-a Katsina |
| Native Name | Kau-a | Qoia |
| Object Number | 38836 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | Feather | Yarn | String | Metal |
| Iconography | Navajo | Chevron |
| Description | Flat, wooden Katsina cradle doll. The face is painted blue with inverted "V" lines in pink, blue and yellow above the protruding, hollow, tube mouth. Feathers and yarn are attached to the top the head and to the ears. The body is painted white and pink with arms painted yellow and blue. This figure is the Kau-a (or Qoia) Katsina, borrowed from the Navajo. (Colton, H. 1959 #135, Wright, B., 1973 #178) |
| Length | 22 cm |
| Width | 9 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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