Zuni Salako Katsina
38870
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Zuni Salako Katsina |
| Native Name | Sio Salako | Sio Shalako |
| Object Number | 38870 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | Feather | String | Hair | Metal | Juniper Wood |
| Iconography | Zuni |
| Description | Round, wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted green with a band of black, green and red over the eyes. The eyes are bulging and the mouth is a protruding snout. Two horns painted black and green are attached to the sides of the head. Tufts of feathers are attached to the back and both feathers and red horsehair are attached to the top of the head. A white and red robe is worn around the body. This figure is the Sio Salako Katsina, originally representing a Zuni Katsina. (Colton, H. 1959 #158, Wright, B., 1973 #186) |
| Height | 25.5 cm |
| Width | 19.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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