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Zuni Katsina Figure

Figure 90 Hiilili Kokko (Katsina Figure), ca. 1900;
artist: Unknown Zuni;
Cottonwood, pigment, cotton cloth, wool yarn, tanned leather, feathers, horsehair, vegetal fiber, metal, and paper, 18 x 6 1/2 x 3 in (45.7 x 16.5 x 7.6 cm);
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, New York), The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of Native American Art, Gift of Charles and Valerie Diker, 2018, 2018.867.1 © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All Rights Reserved.
Figure 90b Hiilili Kokko (Katsina Figure), ca. 1900;
artist: Unknown Zuni;
Cottonwood, pigment, cotton cloth, wool yarn, tanned leather, feathers, horsehair, vegetal fiber, metal, and paper, 18 x 6 1/2 x 3 in (45.7 x 16.5 x 7.6 cm);
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, New York), The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of Native American Art, Gift of Charles and Valerie Diker, 2018, 2018.867.1 © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All Rights Reserved.
Figure 90c Hiilili Kokko (Katsina Figure), ca. 1900;
artist: Unknown Zuni;
Cottonwood, pigment, cotton cloth, wool yarn, tanned leather, feathers, horsehair, vegetal fiber, metal, and paper, 18 x 6 1/2 x 3 in (45.7 x 16.5 x 7.6 cm);
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, New York), The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of Native American Art, Gift of Charles and Valerie Diker, 2018, 2018.867.1 © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All Rights Reserved.

Object/Work🔺

  • Catalog Level:🔺 item (value type: controlled list)
  • Type:🔺 katsina figure (value type: authority)

Classification🔺

  • Terms:🔺
    ceremonial objects
    Native American art
    wooden figures
    dolls
    toys (value type: controlled list)

Titles or Names🔺

  • Text:🔺 Hiilili Kokko (Katsina Figure) (value type: free text)
    Preference: preferred (value type: controlled list)
    Type: repository

  • Text:🔺 Hiilili Kokko
    Preference: alternate
    Language: Zuni

  • Text:🔺 Katsina Figure
    Preference: alternate
    Language: English

Creation🔺

  • Creator Description:🔺 unknown Zuni (value type: free text)

  • Identity:🔺 unknown Zuni (_value type: authority)
    Role:🔺 artist

  • Creation Date:🔺 ca. 1900 (value type: free text)
    Earliest:🔺 1895 Latest:🔺 1905 (value type: controlled format)

  • Creation Place/Original Location: Arizona (United States) (value type: free text and/or controlled format)

Style/Period/Group/Movement

  • Indexing Terms: Zuni (value type: authority)

Measurements🔺

  • Dimensions Description:🔺 45.7 x 16.5 x 7.6 cm (18 x 6 1/2 x 3 in) (value type: free text)

  • Value: 45.7 Unit: cm Type: height
    Value: 16.5 Unit: cm Type: width
    Value: 7.6 Unit: cm Type: diameter (value type: controlled format and controlled lists)

Materials and Techniques🔺

  • Description:🔺 Cottonwood, pigment, cotton cloth, wool yarn, tanned leather, feathers, horsehair, vegetal fiber, metal, and paper (value type: free text)

  • Material Name:
    Cottonwood
    Pigment
    cloth
    yarn
    leather
    Feathers
    Horsehair
    vegetal fiber
    metal
    paper

Subject Matter🔺

  • Indexing Terms:🔺
    religion/mythology
    toy/game
    doll
    katsinam
    spirit world
    storytelling (value type: authority)

Descriptive Note

  • Text: This figure represents one of the katsinam, or immortal beings that protect, teach, and carry prayers to the spirit world, recognized by the Pueblo peopels. During ceremonial events, the katsina figure provides a tangible means through which katsinam assume physical form. The figures are often gifted to young girls and new brides during dance ceremonies, who then display them in their homes for education purposes. It is through these figures that young girls learn about the katsinam significant to the Pueblo culture.
    (value type: free text)

  • Citation: Metropolitan Museum of Art online (value type: authority)
    Page: accessed 19 August 2024 (value type: free text)

  • Citation: Hopi Cultural Preservation Office online (value type: authority)
    Page: accessed 19 August 2024 (value type: free text)

Current Location🔺

  • Repository Name/Geographic Location:🔺 The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, New York, United States) (value type: authority)
    Repository Numbers:🔺 2018.867.1 (value type: free text)

NOTE: 🔺 indicates a core CDWA category.

Revised 20 August 2024
by Emily Benoff

Figure 90 Hiilili Kokko (Katsina Figure), ca. 1900;
artist: Unknown Zuni;
Cottonwood, pigment, cotton cloth, wool yarn, tanned leather, feathers, horsehair, vegetal fiber, metal, and paper, 18 x 6 1/2 x 3 in (45.7 x 16.5 x 7.6 cm);
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, New York), The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of Native American Art, Gift of Charles and Valerie Diker, 2018, 2018.867.1 © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All Rights Reserved.
Figure 90b Hiilili Kokko (Katsina Figure), ca. 1900;
artist: Unknown Zuni;
Cottonwood, pigment, cotton cloth, wool yarn, tanned leather, feathers, horsehair, vegetal fiber, metal, and paper, 18 x 6 1/2 x 3 in (45.7 x 16.5 x 7.6 cm);
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, New York), The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of Native American Art, Gift of Charles and Valerie Diker, 2018, 2018.867.1 © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All Rights Reserved.
Figure 90c Hiilili Kokko (Katsina Figure), ca. 1900;
artist: Unknown Zuni;
Cottonwood, pigment, cotton cloth, wool yarn, tanned leather, feathers, horsehair, vegetal fiber, metal, and paper, 18 x 6 1/2 x 3 in (45.7 x 16.5 x 7.6 cm);
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, New York), The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of Native American Art, Gift of Charles and Valerie Diker, 2018, 2018.867.1 © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All Rights Reserved.
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