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Hewugti - Ogre katsina used to threaten children in order to make them behave.
Object Number 45-25-10/28851
Display Title Hewugti - Ogre katsina used to threaten children in order to make them behave.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Hewugti
Object Description Hewugti (old woman) Katsina. Ogre katsina used to threaten children in order to make them behave.
Inventory Description Kachina, standing wood figure, painted black, feathers on head
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms Arizona, northeast
Materials Wood, Pigment, Feather
Dimensions Overall: 23 x 8.5 x 7.5 cm (9 1/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
Provenance
Collector Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes (1892)
Collector Thomas V. Keam (1892)
Donor Mary T. Hemenway (May 5, 1945)

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