Navajo Katsina
38901
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Navajo Katsina |
| Native Name | Tasap |
| Object Number | 38901 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | Feather | String | Metal |
| Iconography | Navajo |
| Description | Wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted green with a horizontal black band at the mouth and red and yellow beneath it. The mouth is a protruding snout. The eyes are tapering rectangles and the ears are red and semicircular. A tuft of feathers is attached to the top of the head. The body is painted red, green and yellow and a kilt is painted around the waist. This figure is likely a Tasap Katsina, a representation of a Navajo person. (Wright, B., 1973 #180) |
| Height | 21.7 cm |
| Width | 15.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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