Goat Katsina

38849

From: United States of America | Arizona

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Title Goat Katsina
Native Name Kapiri | Kapicha
Object Number 38849
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi
Provenience United States of America | Arizona
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Paint
Iconography Goat
Description

Wooden Katsina doll. The form is of a goat (Kapiri or Kapicha) with its upright posture being the only anthropomorphized characteristic. The figure is painted blue with a white underbelly and black horns. It stands on slightly bent hind legs with arms forward and hands touching.

Length 20.5 cm
Width 7.5 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901

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