Bear Katsina
2009-10-47
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Bear Katsina |
| Native Name | Hon | Honau |
| Object Number | 2009-10-47 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Creator | Woody Sewemaenewa |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint |
| Technique | Carved | Painted |
| Iconography | Bear | Animal Track | Rattle | Bow |
| Description | Wooden Katsina doll carved from one piece of wood. The face is painted white with bear paws painted below the eyes. The ears are painted red and the snout is long and bears teeth. Large, black circles are painted on each appendage and on the torso. A painted kilt with multiple sashes is wrapped around the waist. The figure stands on top of a model Hopi dwelling. A bow is held in one hand and a rattle marked with a bear paw in the other. This figure is the Bear (Hon) Katsina. Made by Woody Sewemaenewa. (Colton, H. 1959 #87, Wright, B., 1973 #114) |
| Height | 30 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 13 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Richard William Wolf, Jr. in memory of his mother, Patricia J. Wolf, 2009 |
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