Maiden Katsina
38934
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Maiden Katsina |
| Object Number | 38934 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cottonwood (Tree) | Paint | Feather | Cotton String |
| Description | Round, wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted yellow with rectangular eyes and a square mouth. The hair is painted black and tied up in round whorls on either side of the head. A feather is attached to the top of the head. A painted, white and red blanket is wrapped around the body and a painted dress is worn underneath. This figure is a variant of Maiden Katsina. |
| Height | 20.5 cm |
| Width | 15.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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