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Object Number
45-25-10/28877
Display Title
Pawtiwa Katsina (Zuni Sun Katsina)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Pawtiwa--Zuni Sun Katsina; cc:Pautiva (ancestral god associated with mist and rain)
Object Description
Pawtiwa Katsina carved from cottonwood root decorated with feathers and paint in green, orange, white, black, blue. The face is painted turquiose blue with a black and white oval shape around the eyes, with two big ears. The body is painted orange. Hootsani is wearing a traditional white kilt with blue, green, and black designs, and a sash with red, black, green and blue designs Hootsani is also wearing a woman's Manta which is decorated with black and green bands of color, yellow and red diamonds, and three pair of "clouds" (tri-angles)
Inventory Description
Kachina doll, carved wood, feather headdress, string bound, cape
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Arizona, northeast
Dimensions
Overall: 23.3 x 15.5 x 8.4 cm (9 3/16 x 6 1/8 x 3 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
45-25-10/28877
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Mary Hemenway, 1945
Provenance
Collector
Thomas V. Keam
(1892)
Collector
Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes
(1892)
Donor
Donated by
Estate of Mary T. Hemenway
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.33935.1 | Katsina doll "Pawtiwa," (an ancestral god associated with mist and rain) |
Hopi Reservation
| ||
| 2004.24.33935.2 | Katsina doll "Pawtiwa," (an ancestral god associated with mist and rain) |
Hopi Reservation
| ||
| 45-25-10/28803 | Palhikmana Katsina (Butterfly Katsina) |
Kachina
|
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28856 | Sio Hemis Katsina (Home Going Katsina) |
Figurine
|
First Mesa
Walpi | |
| 45-25-10/28901 | Wupamo Katsina (Long Mouth or Guard Katsina) |
Figurine
|
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28878 | Pangw Katsina (Big Horn Sheep Katsina) |
Figurine
|
First Mesa
Walpi | |
| 45-25-10/28815 | Makkatsina (Hunter Katsina) |
Figurine
|
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28813 | Hayah'wuuti Katsina (Mother of Katsina's) |
Figurine
|
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28852 | Hootsani Katsina |
Figurine
|
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28846 | Hakto Katsina (Wood Carrying Katsina) |
Kachina
|
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28848 | Hehey'a Katsina |
Figurine
|
Arizona
| |
| 45-25-10/28818 | Tasap Katsina (Navajo Katsina) |
Figurine
|
Arizona
|