Mask
38719
From: Arizona | First Mesa | Hano
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 38719 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi-Tewa |
| Provenience | Arizona | First Mesa | Hano |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Canvas | Wood | Leather | Buffalo Hair | Horsehair |
| Technique | Painted |
| Description | A Hopi Katsina mask with a wide mouth bearing teeth. A long, black beard hangs below the mouth. Animal skin with long hair is also attached on the top of the head. The nose is a made from a carved piece of wood and painted with zigzag designs. The mask itself is made of canvas with traces of pigment. |
| Height | 26 cm |
| Width | 30.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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