Navajo Katsina
38835
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Navajo Katsina |
| Native Name | Tasap |
| Object Number | 38835 |
| 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 | Round, wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted green with rectangular eyes and a protruding, tube mouth. A horizontal band of red is painted across the forehead. A tuft of feathers is attached to the top of the head. The body is painted pink, yellow and green. This figure is a Tasap Katsina, a representation of a Navajo person. (Colton, H. 1959 #137, Wright, B., 1973 #180) |
| Length | 25 cm |
| Width | 9.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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