Zuni Hemis Katsina
2009-10-49
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Zuni Hemis Katsina |
| Native Name | Sio Hemis | Sio Humis |
| Object Number | 2009-10-49 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Creator | Norbert Tewa |
| Date Made | 1999 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint |
| Technique | Carved | Painted |
| Iconography | Zuni | Corn | Cloud | Flower Blossom | Rattle |
| Description | Wooden Katsina doll carved from one piece of wood. The face is bisected vertically into halves painted blue and red. An elaborate, tableta headdress is attached to the head painted black, green, blue and red. The headdress has corn and flower imagery. A carved juniper collar is wrapped around the neck. The body is painted green with white symbols on the arms, back and legs. A kilt with sashes is carved and painted at the waist. One hand holds a rattle and the other a bundle of leaves. This figure is the Sio Hemis (or Sio Humis) Katsina, borrowed from the Zuni. Made by Norbert Tewa. (Colton, H. 1959 #155, Wright, B., 1973 #216) |
| Height | 32.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 9 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Richard William Wolf, Jr. in memory of his mother, Patricia J. Wolf, 2009 |
| Other Number | 895 - Other Number |
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