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Object Number
45-25-10/28700
Display Title
Pachavauin Katsina mask
Descriptions
Object Description
Mask of painted leather and horse hair. Worn with long turquoise earrings on the side. This is the girl who goes with 45-25-10/28729.
Inventory Description
Mask, rectangular hide, eye slits, poly pigment design, red horsehair fringe
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Arizona, northeast
Dimensions
Overall: 26.7 x 12.6 x 0.8 cm (10 1/2 x 4 15/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
45-25-10/28700/ POISON/ 3363
Provenance
Collector
Thomas V. Keam
(1892)
Donor
Mary T. Hemenway
(May 5, 1945)
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