[Restricted Object] Sio Hemis Katsina (Tihu) (made for sale)
Hopi
Southwest
early 20th century
Cotton wood, paint and feathers
Overall: 24 1/2 in. (62.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Julia L. Whittier Fund, the Phyllis and Bertram Geller 1937 Memorial Fund and the Guernsey Center Moore 1904 Memorial Fund
989.43.27063
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Ceremonial Artifact: Katsina
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Southwest
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by Ethel Traphagen (1882-1963) and William Robinson Leight (1866-1955) in "Hopi country", 1934; Traphagen School of Fashion, New York, New York; Sotheby's, New York, New York, lot 34, May 22, 1989; sold to present collection, 1989.
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