Utchee Kachina
38723
From: Arizona | First Mesa | Hano
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Utchee Kachina |
| Object Number | 38723 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi-Tewa |
| Provenience | Arizona | First Mesa | Hano |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Leather | Pigment | Feather |
| Iconography | Utchee | Kachina |
| Description | A Hopi Katsina face mask with an elongated forehead. The mask itself is made from hide painted brown with multicolored zigzags on the cheeks and chin. A horizontal black line is painted through the eyes and the mouth. The mouth is somewhat tubular and made from cloth stuff with plant fiber. The nose is made from hide and is added on, resembling a human nose. A headdress is worn made from buttons, stones, flannel cloth, and hide in a layered design. A plume of dark feathers is attached at the top of the head. |
| Height | 29 cm |
| Width | 17 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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