Katsina of Salap Mongwu
ClassificationsSculpture
Artist
Ned Zeena
(Hopi, 1920 - 1980)
Culture
Hopi
Datelate 20th Century
Collection SiteArizona, United States, North America
Made AtPolacca, Arizona, United States, North America
MediumCottonwood root, pigment, feather, fur, leather, shell, felt, and yarn
Dimensions11 × 5 1/8 × 6 1/2 in. (27.9 × 13 × 16.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Joan Krotenberg
Object number2013.26.1
DescriptionCarved by Hopi artist Ned Zeena this hybrid man and owl katsina (or kachina) is known as Salap Mongwu or the timber or Spruce Owl. During performances Mongwu watches with displeasure the misbehavior of the clowns on the dance ground; he gestures warnings at them until he finally enters the scene and whips them with yucca fronds leaving them conscious-stricken and remorseful.On View
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