Pawik kachina

38733

From: Arizona | First Mesa | Hano

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Title Pawik kachina
Object Number 38733
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi
Provenience Arizona | First Mesa | Hano
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Hide | Pigment
Iconography Pawik | Kachina
Description

The painted mouth from the Duck (Pawik) Katsina mask. The mouth is curved and has a slot cut out from one side. The edge of the slot is painted with a red outline with white circles and then a black border around that. The rest of the mouth has traces of pigment. Hide strips are connected to the back to attach the mouth to the mask.

Height 2.5 cm
Length 16 cm
Width 4 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901

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