Canteen with QoQolo Katsina face by Karen Charlie. Karen is the daughter of Marcella Kahe (see 1989-01 and 1992-07). The curved markings on the face are thought to represent highly stylized corn stalks with bird tracks on the face. The canteen won first place in the “canteens/wedding vases” division at the 1995 MNA Hopi Marketplace. It is marked as having been made in June of 1995. See Charley and McChesney (2007) for a discussion of Hopi aesthetics.
Karen is particularly skillful at making canteens: a large canteen with a complex design is also part of this collection (2024-11).
