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Object Number
45-25-10/28849
Display Title
Kuwanhehey´a Katsina (Colorful Katsina)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Kuwanhehey´a; cc:Hehea
Object Description
Kuwanhehey'a Katsina (Colorful Katsina) carved from cottonwood root pinted with natural pigments with hide and feather attached. The face of Kuwanhehey'a is painted green with black, yellow, and orange zig-zag stripes, its body is painted orange with yellow around the shoulders with four stripes going down the chest.
Inventory Description
Kachina doll, carved wood, pigmented, skin top of head, feather at back
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Arizona, northeast
Dimensions
Overall: 20.7 x 8.8 x 6.6 cm (8 1/8 x 3 7/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
45-25-10/28849
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes
(1892)
Collector
Thomas V. Keam
(1892)
Donor
Mary T. Hemenway
(May 5, 1945)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45-25-10/28850 | Kuwanhehey´a Katsina (Colorful Katsina) |
Figurine
|
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28848 | Hehey'a Katsina |
Figurine
|
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28818 | Tasap Katsina (Navajo Katsina) |
Figurine
|
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28878 | Pangw Katsina (Big Horn Sheep Katsina) |
Figurine
|
First Mesa
Walpi | |
| 45-25-10/28885 | Tsivmung Katsina (Antelope Katsina) |
Figurine
|
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28853 | Hemis katsina (Home Going Katsina) |
Figurine
|
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28819 | Tasap Katsina (Navajo Katsina) |
Figurine
|
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28858 | Kohonino Katsina (Havasupai or Supai Katsina) |
Figurine
|
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28901 | Wupamo Katsina (Long Mouth or Guard Katsina) |
Figurine
|
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28815 | Makkatsina (Hunter Katsina) |
Figurine
|
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28829 | Sa'lakwmana Katsina |
Sculpture
|
Walpi
First Mesa | |
| 45-25-10/28877 | Pawtiwa Katsina (Zuni Sun Katsina) |
Figurine
|
Arizona
|