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Object Number 45-25-10/28876
Display Title Payik'ala Katsina (Three Horned Katsina)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Payikala; Patucunala ; Paayom--three; ala--horn
Object Description Payik'ala Katsina (Three Horned Katsina) carved from cottonwood root. The Payik'ala has three horns on its head, feathers in it ears, the face is painted white and black, its body is painted pink and white, Payik'ala wears a buckskin cap, and a cotton breech cloth.
Inventory Description Kachina doll, carved wood, polychrome pigment, 3 horned, ears perf. w/feathers,
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms Arizona, northeast
Dimensions Overall: 20.1 x 8 x 8 cm (7 15/16 x 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 45-25-10/28876
Provenance
Collector Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes (1892)
Collector Thomas V. Keam (1892)
Donor Mary T. Hemenway (May 5, 1945)

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