Hemis Katsina
58-34-20
From: United States of America | Arizona | Grand Canyon
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Hemis Katsina |
| Native Name | Hemis | Humis |
| Object Number | 58-34-20 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona | Grand Canyon |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Date Made | pre 1907 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | String |
| Iconography | Cloud | Rainbow | Phallus |
| Description | Wooden Katsina doll. The face is bisected vertically into halves painted green and yellow. Cloud and plant symbols are painted above and below the eyes. An elaborate, tableta headdress is attached to the head painted black, white, yellow and red. The headdress has phallic and rainbow imagery. The body is painted black with a kilt painted over the waist. This figure is the Hemis (or Humis) Katsina. (Colton, H. 1959 #132, Wright, B., 1973 #214) |
| Height | 45 cm |
| Width | 12 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Elizabeth Smaltz (Mrs. Joseph E.), 1958 |
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