Mask
CG911127-2320
From: New Mexico (uncertain) | Arizona (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | CG911127-2320 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Pueblo (uncertain) | Navajo (uncertain) |
| Provenience | New Mexico (uncertain) | Arizona (uncertain) |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area (uncertain) |
| Date Made | ca. 1900 CE |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Paper | Pigment |
| Description | Two paper Katsina masks with painted faces. One mask is gray with chevrons in black and green on the forehead. The lower edge of the mask has a horizontal band of triangles in gray, black, and green. The second mask is painted gray with concentric chevrons painted black on the forehead and cheeks. Both masks have slit eyes. A third component is painted entirely black with long, paper fringe and is likely a beard. |
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