Antelope Katsina
38846
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Antelope Katsina |
| Native Name | Chof | Chub (Katsina Name) |
| Object Number | 38846 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | Feather | String | Metal |
| Iconography | Antelope | Flower Blossom |
| Description | Flat, wooden Katsina cradle doll. The face is painted green with rectangular eyes and a protruding snout. The forehead has a red and black horizontal band with a notch between the eyes. The ears are circular flower blossoms with a feather sticking out. A tuft of black and yellow feathers is attached to the back. Two multipronged, black horns rise from the head. The body is painted white and red. This figure is the Antelope (Chof or Chub) Katsina. (Colton, H. 1959 #90, Wright, B., 1973 #165) |
| Height | 24 cm |
| Width | 10 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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