Salako Mana Katsina
38929
Location: On Display in the Native American Voices
From: United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa | Oraibi
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Salako Mana Katsina |
| Native Name | Salako Mana | Shalako Mana |
| Object Number | 38929 |
| Current Location | Native American Voices - On Display |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa | Oraibi |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint |
| Iconography | Cloud |
| Description | Wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted white with triangular, hachured areas below the eyes. The chin has multicolored lines radiating down from around the mouth. An elaborate, tableta headdress is attached to the head painted white, yellow and red with corn imagery. A painted, white and red blanket is wrapped around the body over top of painted feathers arranged vertically. White moccasins are worn over the feet. This figure is a female Salako (Salako Mana) Katsina. (Colton, H. 1959 #118, Wright, B., 1973 #249) |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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