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Object Number 45-25-10/28838
Display Title Susukholi Katsina
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Susukholi--Second Mesa; Sikyatsungatqa--Third Mesa; cc:Ahole
Object Description Susukholi Katsina carved from cottonwood root decorated with feathers and paint in green, yellow, orange-red, black, and white. The face of this Katsina has bulging eyes, large mouth and large ears, its body is painted orange-red the arms and legs are painted green and yellow.
Inventory Description Kachina, wood, polychrome, feathers at ear, red hair and feathers at top of head
Classification
  • Shaft, modified
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms Arizona, northeast
Dimensions Overall: 21.5 x 12 x 6 cm (8 7/16 x 4 3/4 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 45-25-10/28838
Provenance
Collector Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes (1892)
Collector Thomas V. Keam (1892)
Donor Mary T. Hemenway (May 5, 1945)

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