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Object Number
2011.16.82
Display Title
Multi-figure katsina; clowns climbing the horned main figure; mudhead inside
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Katsina, cylindrical tree body, carved openings with two small figures attached by string, horned green head with fur,
Classification
- Kachina
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
Jennifer Polewytewa
Culture
- Hopi?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Navajo County
/
Hopi Reservation?
Materials
Cottonwood Paint Rabbit fur Stain String
Dimensions
Overall: 26.6701 x 6.9 x 6.9 cm (10 1/2 x 2 11/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2011.16.82; ##### Poleaytea#, Polacca, Az.
Credit Line
Gift of Paul R. Lurie 1938, in Memory of His Wife, Barbara
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Paul R. Lurie
Collector
Barbara Lurie
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Paul R. Lurie
(6/27/2011)
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