Katsina Mother
38819
From: United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa | Oraibi
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Katsina Mother |
| Native Name | Hahai-i Whuti |
| Object Number | 38819 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa | Oraibi |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Locus | From Eagle's Graveyard |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | String |
| Description | Flat, wooden Katsina cradle doll. The wood has only traces of paint and the general shape of a body and head. This figure is likely the mother of all Katsinam, Hahai-i Wuhti. (Colton, H. 1959 #44, Wright, B., 1973 #60) |
| Length | 14 cm |
| Width | 3 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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