Lieutenant Katsina
2009-10-51
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Lieutenant Katsina |
| Native Name | Aholi |
| Object Number | 2009-10-51 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Creator | Manuel Kooyahoema |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint |
| Technique | Carved | Painted |
| Iconography | Feather | Flower Blossom | Gourd | Staff |
| Description | Wooden Katsina doll carved from one piece of wood. The head is conical and painted green with rectangular eyes and an inverted triangle mouth. The ears are painted flower blossoms, feathers and red hair. A colorful blanket is worn over the shoulders and a kilt around the waist. A staff is carried in one hand and a gourd in the other. This figure is the Lieutenant Katsina, Aholi. Made by Manuel Kooyahoema. (Colton, H. 1959 #8, Wright, B., 1973 #19) |
| Height | 30.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 6.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Richard William Wolf, Jr. in memory of his mother, Patricia J. Wolf, 2009 |
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