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Object Number
45-25-10/28866
Display Title
Ma'lo Katcina
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Ma'lo Katsina; cc:Malo
Object Description
Ma'lo Katsina carved from cottonwood root, painted with natural pigment paints, with horse hair and Eagle feathers decorating it. The face is painted black, orange, and white. The body is painted orange witht the upper chest being yellow and white. The Ma'lo is wearing a traditional white kilt painted green black, and red.
Inventory Description
Kachina, wood, polychrome, feathers, red horsehair/yarn at ears, mouth missing
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Navajo County
/
Hopi Reservation
/
First Mesa
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / Hopi Reservation / First Mesa / Walpi
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / Hopi Reservation / First Mesa / Walpi
Additional Geographic Terms
Arizona, northeast
Dimensions
Overall: 28.7 x 21 x 7 cm (11 5/16 x 8 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
45-25-10/28866
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes
(1892)
Donor
Mary T. Hemenway
(05/05/1945)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45-25-10/28867 | Ma'lo Katsina |
Figurine
|
Walpi
| |
| 45-25-10/28865 | Ma´lo Katsina |
Figurine
|
Walpi
First Mesa | |
| 45-25-10/28868 | Ma'lo Katsina |
Figurine
|
Arizona
| |
| 985-27-10/59047 | Hopi kachina (Malo kachina?) |
Figurine
|
Arizona
| |
| 981-21-10/58857 | Ma'alo/ma'lo Katsina |
Figurine
|
Oraibi
| |
| 45-25-10/28818 | Tasap Katsina (Navajo Katsina) |
Figurine
|
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28850 | Kuwanhehey´a Katsina (Colorful Katsina) |
Figurine
|
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28815 | Makkatsina (Hunter Katsina) |
Figurine
|
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28878 | Pangw Katsina (Big Horn Sheep Katsina) |
Figurine
|
First Mesa
Walpi | |
| 45-25-10/28883 | Talawipik' Anga Katsina (Lightening Long Haired Katsina) |
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|
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28877 | Pawtiwa Katsina (Zuni Sun Katsina) |
Figurine
|
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28848 | Hehey'a Katsina |
Figurine
|
Arizona
|