Corn Planter Katsina
38824
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Corn Planter Katsina |
| Native Name | Koroasta | Korosta |
| Object Number | 38824 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Zuni |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | Feather | String | Corn Husk | Metal |
| Iconography | Laguna | Corn |
| Description | Round, wooden Zuni Katsina doll with movable arms. The face is painted green with a red, yellow and black border. The eyes are rectangular with upturned ends and the mouth is a protruding beak. The ears are red and have small corn husks worn as earrins. A painted, white blanket is worn around the body and has designs along the edges. This figure is the Corn Planter (Koroasta) Katsina, borrowed from the Laguna. (Colton, H. 1959 #173, Wright, B., 1973 #101) |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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