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Object Number 981-21-10/58858
Display Title Masawkatsina Katsina (Masau'u. Earth God Katsina)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Masawkatsina; Masau'u; Maasaw
Object Description Masawkatsina Katsina (Masau'u, Earth God Katsina.) Wood, wool, paint. 27x11 cm. Wood.
Inventory Description Kachina, wood, polychrome, cotton string knotted at top of head, holding rattle
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Date 1932
Culture
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / Hopi Reservation / Third Mesa / Oraibi
Additional Geographic Terms Third Mesa
Dimensions Overall: 27 x 11 cm (10 5/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 981-21-10/58858
Provenance
Collector Prof. Mischa Titiev (1932?)
Donor Prof. Mischa Titiev (1981)

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