Katsina Clown
2009-10-31
Location: On Display in the Native American Voices
From: United States of America | Arizona
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Katsina Clown |
| Native Name | Koshare | Koyala |
| Object Number | 2009-10-31 |
| Current Location | Native American Voices - On Display |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Creator | Neil David, Sr. |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Acrylic Paint | Raffia |
| Technique | Carved | Painted |
| Iconography | Clown | Chicken |
| Description | Wooden Katsina doll carved from one piece of wood. The kneeling figure is striped black and white. A hat sits atop painted brown hair and has Two striped horns projecting vertically, each with white fibers at the end. The face is painted white with black outlines over the eyes and mouth. The head is turned slightly to the right with the left eye winking and a smirking mouth. The figure clutches a chicken in its arms. This figure is a Hopi Clown (Koshare or Koyala). Made by Neil David, Sr. (Colton, H. 1959 #60, Wright, B., 1973 #239) |
| Height | 21 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 9 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Richard William Wolf, Jr. in memory of his mother, Patricia J. Wolf, 2009 |
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