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Katsina doll
Arizona
Tatangaya Katsina – Hornet Kastina doll
Hopi
Circa 1900
Carved wood (cottonwood), pigments
Height: 24 cm – 9 ½ in.
Provenance
Ex collection Elizabeth De Huff (1886-1983), since the 1920s
Thence by family descent
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Known as Tatangaya, the Hornet Katsina spirit is believed to have originated from the Zuni before being adopted by the Hopi. The Tatangaya dancers perform either in groups or individually at Mixed Dances and in the kivas in January, during the interval between the Soyal and Powamu ceremonies.
Tatangaya appears in two distinct forms, depending on the mesa. Our example here with colored stripes is characteristic of the First Mesa, as is the famous Tatangaya doll previously owned by André Breton which is now part of the collections of the Museum of African, Oceanic and Native American Arts (MAAOA) in the Vieille Charité in Marseille, France.
Tatangaya appears in two distinct forms, depending on the mesa. Our example here with colored stripes is characteristic of the First Mesa, as is the famous Tatangaya doll previously owned by André Breton which is now part of the collections of the Museum of African, Oceanic and Native American Arts (MAAOA) in the Vieille Charité in Marseille, France.
Documentation
Collection Elizabeth De Huff (1886-1983), circa 1920
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