Koyemsi (mudhead katsina) and Tuhavi (paralyzed katsina), unrecorded Hopi artist

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unrecorded Hopi artist, Koyemsi (mudhead katsina) and Tuhavi (paralyzed katsina)
unrecorded Hopi artist, Koyemsi (mudhead katsina) and Tuhavi (paralyzed katsina)
unrecorded Hopi artist
Koyemsi (mudhead katsina) and Tuhavi (paralyzed katsina)
late 1800s–1968
unrecorded Hopi artist, artist
Koyemsi (mudhead katsina) and Tuhavi (paralyzed katsina), late 1800s–1968
Where object was made: Southwestern United States
Material/technique: string; dyeing; cloth; paint; feathers; carving; cottonwood
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 75 x 29 x 39.5 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 29 1/2 x 11 7/16 x 15 9/16 in
Credit line: Gift from the Menninger Foundation
Accession number: 2007.6473
Not on display
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Paralyzed Katsina nd Mudhead (Tyhavi and Koyemsi)
Based on a folktale, the Koyemsi (Mudhead) in this carving represents a blind man who was guided from a disaster scene by a paralyzed man (Tyhavi), who he carried on his back.
Carver unknown.