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Object Number
995-29-10/73643
Display Title
Polychrome-on-buff tile: katsina with big ears
Descriptions
Object Description
Rectangular tile with katsina head. Four feathers at crown with red diagonal bands of hair. Band across eyes and neck in alternating black and buff squares. Additional curved mottled collar and v-shaped neckline. Slot mouth. Large oval ears with stepped shape surrounded by red and outlined in black. Dimensions: 11.1 cm high x 10.4 cm wide x 0.9 cm deep.
Inventory Description
Tile, rectangular, polychrome painted round-headed Katchina.
Classification
- Communication artifacts
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1960s-1980s
Artist
Sadie Adams
Culture
- First Mesa Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
First Mesa
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 11.1 x 10.4 x 0.9 cm (4 3/8 x 4 1/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73643 P124 / 73643
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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