Beyond Corn
Squash Katsina






Squash Katsina
Patun Tihu

Randy Sahmie, Hopi, 1994

Squash is the third member of the indigenous triad of food plants--corn, beans, and squash. One Hopi squash variety is impersonated in katsina form. He has a squash head, squash blossoms on the back of his head and in his hand, and body paint resembling the fruit.

Cottonwood (Populus sp.), commercial paint, unidentified shell, leather, steel; H 31.0 x W 15.0 cm; 35942-1