Long Horned Katsina

38859

From: United States of America | Arizona | Second Mesa | Shipaulovi

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Title Long Horned Katsina
Native Name Wupa'ala
Object Number 38859
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi
Provenience United States of America | Arizona | Second Mesa | Shipaulovi
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Cottonwood (Tree) | Paint | Feather | Cotton String
Description

Wooden Katsina doll. The eyes are vertical rectangles connected by a wide horizontal rectangle. The mouth is a small, inverted triangle. One ear is painted red and the other is a horn painted with a blue and red lattice design. The body is painted red, white and blue and a painted kilt is worn at the waist. This figure is the Long Horned (Wupa'ala) Katsina. (Colton, H. 1959 #96, Wright, B., 1973 #116)

Height 21 cm
Width 12.5 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901

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