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Object Number
45-25-10/28888
Display Title
Payakyamu Katsina (Tsuku)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Payakyamu; cc:Tcukuwympkiya; Tsuku--Clown, Second Mesa dialect
Object Description
Payakyamu Katsina - Tcukuwympkiya (a figure of a member of the priesthood of glutons, who by inordinate eating amuse the people assembled to witness ceremonials) Katsina carved from cottonwood root painted yellow with a red stripe across the eyes and another across the mouth. It is in a seated position with one arm up to the mouth.
Inventory Description
Kachina doll, carved wood, poly pig., skin on head, string at ear, fabric sq., s
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Arizona, northeast
Dimensions
Overall: 19 x 7.8 x 8 cm (7 1/2 x 3 1/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
45-25-10/28888/ 21/ 1257
Provenance
Collector
Thomas V. Keam
(1892)
Donor
Mary T. Hemenway
(May 5, 1945)
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