Sunset Crater Katsina
38822
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Sunset Crater Katsina |
| Native Name | Kana-a |
| Object Number | 38822 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | Feather | Cloth | String | Metal |
| Description | Round, wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted half blue and half yellow, bisected vertically by a band of white squares. The mouth is made of feathers in place of a protruding, tube mouth. The body is painted white and red with yellow and blue arms. This figure is likely the Sunset Crater (Kana-a) Katsina. (Colton, H. 1959 #142, Wright, B., 1973 #97) |
| Length | 14 cm |
| Width | 6 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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