Figures like this represent the spirits that teach and guide the Hopi throughout life. Carved from cottonwood root and intricately painted with poster paint. This Katsina was given as a gift to its donor by a Hopi girl named Helen, c. 1944. Unsigned. Donated by Edna Sutton ULV-JAEGR-2014-5873
December 3, 2018
Figures like this represent the spirits that teach and guide the Hopi throughout life.
Carved from cottonwood root and intricately painted with poster paint. This Katsina was given as a gift to its donor by a Hopi girl named Helen, c. 1944. Unsigned.
Donated by Edna Sutton
ULV-JAEGR-2014-5873