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Sa'laktaga Katsina
Object Number 45-25-10/28832
Display Title Sa'laktaga Katsina
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Sa'laktaga; Sa´lawtaqa; cc:Calako Mana
Object Description Sa'laktaga Katsina carved from cottonwood root. This doll is carved in the old traditional flat style, the Sa'laktaga wears a tablita (headdress) which depicts clouds and rain. It is painted green, red, black, and white.
Inventory Description Kachina, wood, polychrome, stepped cloud tableta sewn with string, worn
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms Arizona, northeast
Materials Wood, Pigment, Cotton string, Cottonwood root
Dimensions Overall: 25 x 19.7 x 3.8 cm (9 13/16 x 7 3/4 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 45-25-10/28832
Provenance
Collector Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes (1892)
Donor Mary T. Hemenway (May 5, 1945)

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