Cloud Katsina
38851
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Cloud Katsina |
| Native Name | Omau-u |
| Object Number | 38851 |
| 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 |
| Iconography | Cloud |
| Description | Wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted blue with red and yellow, stepped designs on each cheek. The mouth is a squared, protruding tube. Blue clouds are painted on the back of the head. A tuft of feathers is attached to the top of the head. The body is painted white and red with yellow and blue arms. This figure may be a variation of the Cloud (Omau-u) Katsina. |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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