Long Billed Katsina
2004-23-4
From: United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Long Billed Katsina |
| Native Name | Wupamo |
| Object Number | 2004-23-4 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Creator | Jimmy Nequatewa |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | Feather | String |
| Technique | Carved |
| Iconography | Whip |
| Description | Wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted blue and yellow over the bulging eyes and black over the mouth. The mouth is a black beak bearing painted teeth. Tufts of feathers are attached to the sides and back of the head. The body is painted red, blue and yellow and the waist is covered by a painted kilt. A bow is held in the left hand and a whip in the right. This figure is the Long Billed (Wupamo) Whipper Katsina. Made by Jimmy Nequatewa. (Colton, H. 1959 #41, Wright, B., 1973 #29) |
| Height | 32 cm |
| Width | 13 cm |
| Depth | 12 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Estate of Frederica de Laguna, 2004 |
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