Long Horned Katsina
38859
From: United States of America | Arizona | Second Mesa | Shipaulovi
Curatorial Section: American
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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