Hump-backed Flute Player Maiden Katsina
38893
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Hump-backed Flute Player Maiden Katsina |
| Native Name | Kokopelli Mana | Kokopolo Mana |
| Object Number | 38893 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | Feather | Cloth | Yarn | String |
| Iconography | Flower Blossom |
| Description | Wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted black with a white line bisecting it vertically. Two vertical lines are painted below each rectangular eye. The mouth is a long, painted, protruding beak. The ears are round flower blossoms, likely indicating maiden's hair whorls. The body is painted white and a cloth kilt is wrapped around the waist. This figure is the Hump-backed Flute Player Maiden (Kokopelli Mana) Runner Katsina. (Colton, H. 1959 #66, Wright, B., 1973 #231) |
| Height | 26.7 cm |
| Width | 8.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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