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Object Number
2011.16.83
Display Title
Yellowhead Heheya katsina with feathers; signed "Pavatea Hopi-Tewa 1988 'Yellow Heheya' w/feather"
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Katsina, standing figure on base, painted yellow, holding rattle and hide bag, fur, shell, walnut, stone adornments
Classification
- Kachina
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1988
Artist
Pavatea
Culture
- Hopi
- Tewa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Navajo County
/
Hopi Reservation
Dimensions
Overall: 27.9401 x 9.9 x 11.6 cm (11 x 3 7/8 x 4 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2011.16.83 / Pavatea / Hopi-Tewa / 1988 / "Yellow Heheya" / w/ feather
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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