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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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