Hopi, White Ogre Tihu (Katsina Figure), c. 1900, cottonwood, pigment, cotton cloth, tanned leather, and metal, made in Arizona, United States, 47 × 15.2 × 17.8 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art); speaker: Brian Vallo, Director, Indian Arts Research Center School for Advanced Research, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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White Ogre Tihu (Katsina Figure)
| Title | White Ogre Tihu (Katsina Figure) |
| Artist(s) | Unrecorded artist |
| Dates | c. 1900 |
| Places | North America / United States |
| Period, Culture, Style | Native North American (First Nations) / Southwestern Native American / Hopi / Native AmericanAllotment and Assimilation period |
| Artwork Type | Sculpture |
| Material | Wood, Pigment, Cotton, Animal hide, Mixed media |
| Technique | Carving |
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Cite this page as: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, "White Ogre Tihu (Katsina Figure)," in Smarthistory, March 8, 2021, accessed February 20, 2025, https://smarthistory.org/white-ogre-tihu-katsina-figure/.
