Heheya Katsina
38935
From: United States of America | Arizona | Second Mesa
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Heheya Katsina |
| Native Name | Heheya | Hehea |
| Object Number | 38935 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona | Second Mesa |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | Cloth | String | Metal |
| Iconography | Corn | Sun | Flower Blossom |
| Description | Wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted black with multicolored zigzag lines above and below red-painted, downturned eyes. A "T" shape is painted in red in place of a nose. Shreds of yellow and red cloth are attached to the top of the head. The body is painted white with a symbol on the chest. The figure is naked and seated with one arm raised to the face. A two-piece frame is associated with this Katsina doll. This figure is the Heheya (or Hehea) Katsina. (Colton, H. 1959 #34) |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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