[Restricted Object] Ka'e (Turtle Dancer) Katsina (Tihu) (made for sale)

Hopi
Southwest

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1953

Wood, paint, feathers and string

Overall: 7 7/8 × 3 3/8 × 1 11/16 in. (20 × 8.5 × 4.3 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: The Wellington Indian Doll Collection Gift of Barbara Wellington Wells

987.35.26762

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

Exhibition History

Braves and Dolls: American Indian Costume in Miniature Dartmouth College Museum, Wilson Hall, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1969.

Historical Society of Montana, Helena, Montana, 1955.

Montana Club

Northern Montana College, Havre, Montana, 1954.

Provenance

Sale arranged through Dorothy Field, Director, Sioux Indian Exhibit and Crafts Center; sold to J. W. "Duke" Wellington (1896-1987), December 8, 1953; given to his daughter, Barbara Joan Wellington Wells, Barre, Vermont; given to present collection, 1987.

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