Zuni Salako Katsina
38869
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| 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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