Long Billed Katsina
58-17-125
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Long Billed Katsina |
| Native Name | Wupamo |
| Object Number | 58-17-125 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | Feather | String |
| Description | Wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted green and yellow over the bulging eyes and black over the mouth. The mouth is in the shape of a beak. Strings are attached to the back of the head where fragments of feathers are still attached. The body is painted red, green and white and a kilt is painted around the waist. This figure is the Long Billed (Wupamo) Whipper Katsina. (Colton, H. 1959 #41, Wright, B., 1973 #29) |
| Height | 32.7 cm |
| Width | 9.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Harry B. Wright, 1958 |
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