Butterfly Katsina
2004-23-6
From: United States of America | Arizona | First Mesa | Polacca
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Butterfly Katsina |
| Native Name | Poli Taka |
| Object Number | 2004-23-6 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona | First Mesa | Polacca |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Date Made | 1941 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | Feather | Metal |
| Technique | Painted |
| Iconography | Butterfly | Squash Blossom |
| Description | Wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted blue with red and yellow over the eyes and an orange notch on the forehead. The mouth is a protruding beak. The ears are circular blossoms with feathers. Feathers are also attached to the top and back of the head. Two fuzzy antennae also stick up from the top of the head. Black, orange and white wings are attached to the back. The body is painted red, yellow and blue and a kilt is painted around the waist. This figure is the male Butterfly (Poli Taka) Katsina. (Colton, H. 1959 #119, Wright, B., 1973 #105) |
| Height | 31.5 cm |
| Width | 10 cm |
| Depth | 12 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Estate of Frederica de Laguna, 2004 |
| Other Number | 300 (on bottom of left foot) - Other Number |
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