Marao Katsina
38897
From: United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Marao Katsina |
| Native Name | Marao |
| Object Number | 38897 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Date Made | ca. 1900 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cottonwood (Tree) | Paint | Feather | Cloth | String | Hair | Metal |
| Iconography | Tripod | Feather |
| Description | Wooden Katsina doll. The face is bisected vertically by a black and white line into green and red halves. The mouth is a protruding snout. A tripod adorned with feathers and red horse hair sits atop the head above a multicolored brim. Half of the body is painted blue and the other half red. A multilayered, cloth kilt is wrapped around the waist and adorned with small, metal discs. A feathered stick is held in one hand. This figure is the Marao Katsina. (Colton, H. 1959 #170, Wright, B., 1973 #190) |
| Height | 27 cm |
| Width | 9.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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