Mask
38720
From: United States of America | Arizona | First Mesa | Hano
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 38720 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona | First Mesa | Hano |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Leather | Pigment | Fiber | Wood |
| Description | A Ho'ote (or Ho'te) Hopi Katsina mask. The mask is painted black with a white star on each cheek. The forehead has a "V" shape between the eyes painted red and flanked on either side by white dots. The bulging eyes are made from balls of cloth stuffed with plant fiber. The mouth is protruding with long carved teeth painted black, red, and white. Strips of cloth are attached at the lower edge of the mask. Two horns that would be attached on either side of the head are missing. |
| Height | 22.5 cm |
| Width | 22 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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