Salako Katsina
38921
From: United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa | Oraibi
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Salako Katsina |
| Native Name | Salako | Shalako |
| Object Number | 38921 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa | Oraibi |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | Feather | String | Sinew |
| Iconography | Cloud |
| Description | Wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted white with triangular, hachured areas below the eyes. The eyes are rectangular with one outlined in yellow and the other in blue. The chin has multicolored lines radiating down from around the mouth. An elaborate, stepped, tableta headdress is attached to the head painted white, green and red. A painted, white, red and blue blanket is wrapped around the body over top of painted feathers arranged vertically. This figure is a Salako Katsina. (Colton, H. 1959 #117, Wright, B., 1973 #248) |
| Length | 36 cm |
| Width | 27 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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