Zuni Salako Katsina

38869

From: United States of America | Arizona

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Title Zuni Salako Katsina
Native Name Sio Salako | Sio Shalako
Object Number 38869
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi
Provenience United States of America | Arizona
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Paint | Yarn | Metal
Iconography Zuni | Feather
Description

Round, wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted blue with a band of black, white and red over the eyes. The eyes are bulging and the mouth is a protruding snout. Two horns painted blue and black are attached to the sides of the head. A painted robe is worn around the body over top of painted feathers arranged vertically. This figure is the Sio Salako Katsina, originally representing a Zuni Katsina. (Colton, H. 1959 #158, Wright, B., 1973 #186)

Height 23 cm
Width 15 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901

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