Big Horn Sheep Kachina
38840
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Big Horn Sheep Kachina |
| Native Name | Pang (Katsina Name) | Chub (Katsina Name) | Chof |
| Object Number | 38840 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Date Made | Ca. 1900 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cottonwood (Tree) | Paint | Feather | Cotton String |
| Description | Round, wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted green with rectangular eyes and an inverted triangle mouth. The forehead has a red and black horizontal band with a notch between the eyes. The ears are circular blossoms with a feather sticking out. Two black horns rise from the head, each with a white-painted, zigzag design. The body is painted white and red. This figure is may be a variation of the Big Horn Sheep (Pang) Katsina or a variation of the Antelope (Chof or Chub) Katsina.. |
| Height | 18 cm |
| Width | 7.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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