Early Hopi Katsina – A Hisat Figure?

This beautiful old Hopi katsina has the eerie presence found on very aged carvings. I’ve seen other katsinam by this maker with the distinctive tiny red-tab ears. His name is not known. I went through the Harold Colton and Alph Secakuku books page by page and could not find this katsina. It may be a Hisat katsina or “one who no longer appears” … i.e. one who has faded into history. The katsina is 9″ tall with the professional base adding 1/2″. The katsina is attached to the base with a brass rod through one foot. I would date this to 1900-1910. It has an elegant simplicity.