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Object Number 45-25-10/28824
Display Title Hehey'a & Sa'lakwmana Katsinam
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Sa'lakwmana and Hehey'a. Katsinam--plural term for Katsina. cc:Calako Manas and Hehea.
Object Description Hehey'a & Sa'lakwmana Katsinam. Hehey'a standing on the head of one Sa'lakwmana standing on the head of another Sa'lakwmana (three Katsina's). The tablita's of the two Sa'lakwmana are not the typical tablita only because of the design of these particular dolls. The tablita normally has three cloud extending from the head. These have only two clouds with a rainbow on top of the tablita.
Inventory Description Sculpture, 2 standing females, 1 male standing atop one another, painted
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / Hopi Reservation / First Mesa / Walpi
Additional Geographic Terms Arizona, northeast
Dimensions Overall: 70 x 18 x 5 cm (27 9/16 x 7 1/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 45-25-10/28824
Provenance
Collector Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes (1892)
Donor Mary T. Hemenway (May 5, 1945)

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Katsina doll "Sa'lakwmana," corn maid
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Headdress
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