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Object Number
45-25-10/28444
Display Title
Horns for Alosaka Katsina Headdress
Descriptions
Object Description
Horns made from necks of gourds -- worn on the head of the Aloska or Watchers, a society prominent in the new Fire Ceremony. Horns made from necks of gourds that attach a headdress, painted black and white.
Inventory Description
Gourd horns, curved gourd necks, flared 1 end, polychrome, perforated
Classification
- Gourd Horn
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
Materials
Gourd, Pigment, Paint
Dimensions
Overall: 18 x 9.4 x 13.2 cm (7 1/16 x 3 11/16 x 5 3/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
45-25-10/28444 & 3384 & 452
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes
(1892)
Collector
Thomas V. Keam
(1892)
Donor
Mary T. Hemenway
(May 5, 1945)
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