Antelope Katsina
38861
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Antelope Katsina |
| Native Name | Chof | Chub (Katsina Name) |
| Object Number | 38861 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | Feather | String |
| Iconography | Antelope | Flower Blossom |
| Description | Wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted green with rectangular eyes and a protruding snout. The forehead has a black, horizontal band with a notch between the eyes and a brim above it. The ears are squared flower blossoms. A tuft of feathers is attached to the back of the head. Two multipronged, black horns rise from the head. The body is painted red, white and yellow with a painted kilt at the waist. This figure is the Antelope (Chof or Chub) Katsina. (Colton, H. 1959 #90, Wright, B., 1973 #165) |
| Height | 22.3 cm |
| Width | 8.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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