Havasupai Katsina
38916
From: United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Havasupai Katsina |
| Native Name | Konin | Kohonino |
| Object Number | 38916 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cottonwood (Tree) | Paint | Quail Feather | Cotton String |
| Iconography | Havasupai |
| Description | Flat, wooden Katsina cradle doll. The face is painted white and has multicolored triangles and lines painted around a triangular mouth. Horns painted with multicolored stripes are attached at the sides of the head and feathers are attached to the top of the head. The torso is painted white and red with blue and yellow arms. This figure is the Havasupai (Konin) Katsina who represents the Havasupai people. (Colton, H. 1959 #143, Wright, B., 1973 #184) |
| Height | 24 cm |
| Width | 17.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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