Accession Number1984/2.14
TitleTile with One-Legged Katsina
Artist(s)Artist Unknown;
HopiObject Creation Datecirca 1880Medium & Supportcolored slip on earthenwareDimensions 6 3/16 x 4 1/8 x 7/16 in. (15.6 x 10.4 x 1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Estelle Titiev, from the collection of Mischa TitievSubject matterCeramic tile with Katsina.
Katsinam (the plural of
katsina) are ancestral spirit beings in the Puebloan religion, especially as practiced among the Hopi and A:shiwi (Zuni) peoples. There are more than 500
katsinam who interact with humans in these complex ceremonial cycles.
Physical DescriptionLight brown ceramic rectangular tile with a human-esque figure on the front in darker brown and red. Small hole pierced at the top and the bottom edges.
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Keywords
Figures
ceramic tile
human figures (visual works)
kachina dolls
legs
plaque