Katsina Doll
CultureHopi
Datebefore 1910
MediumCottonwood root, pigment, and fiber
DimensionsOverall: 9 7/8 × 6 inches (25.08 × 15.24 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Donald D. Jones
Object number2001.3.53
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DescriptionA carved wooden figure made in three pieces, the body and a two-piece headdress. It is painted white with black and red linear and dot decoration on the body and headdress and painted green on the top of the feet; the bottoms of the feet are red. The headdress is attached together with string and attached with cord through holes in the head.
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