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Object Number
45-25-10/28861
Display Title
Kweywe Katsina (Wolf)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Kweywe
Object Description
Kweywe Katsina (Wolf). Wood, stained in red. Arms carved into the body. 16.5x6.5x5 cm.
Inventory Description
kachina, standing wood figure, black and white leg, arm bands, feathers on head
Classification
- Figurine
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
Materials
Wood, Pigment, Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 16.5 x 6.5 x 5 cm (6 1/2 x 2 9/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes
(1892)
Donor
Mary T. Hemenway
(May 5, 1945)
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