Navajo Katsina
2004-23-7
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Navajo Katsina |
| Native Name | Tasap |
| Object Number | 2004-23-7 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | Feather | Yarn |
| Technique | Painted |
| Iconography | Navajo |
| Description | Wooden Katsina doll. The face is unpainted with two black, vertical lines below the eyes. The eyes are rectangular with upturned ends and the mouth is a protruding, yellow beak. The forehead is painted red. One ear is a tuft of white feathers and the other is red yarn. The body is painted red with a kilt painted around the waist. This figure is a Tasap Katsina, a representation of a Navajo person. (Colton, H. 1959 #137, Wright, B., 1973 #180) |
| Height | 10 cm |
| Width | 3.9 cm |
| Depth | 4.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Estate of Frederica de Laguna, 2004 |
| Other Number | 33 (according to De Laguna's notes) - Other Number |
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