Long Billed Katsina
38856
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
Object Title | Long Billed Katsina |
Native Name | Wupamo |
Object Number | 38856 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Hopi |
Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Cottonwood (Tree) | Paint | Turkey Feather | Cotton String |
Iconography | Bow |
Description | Wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted green and yellow over the bulging eyes and black over the mouth. The mouth is a black beak with painted teeth. A tuft of feathers is attached to the back of the head. The body is painted red, green and yellow and the waist is covered by a painted kilt. A bow is held in the left hand. This figure is the Long Billed (Wupamo) Whipper Katsina. (Colton, H. 1959 #41, Wright, B., 1973 #29) |
Height | 29.5 cm |
Width | 6.5 cm |
Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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