Material : cottonwood, textile
Origin : Arizona, New Mexico
Culture : Hopi
Era : Circa 1970

Condition : intact

Dimensions : 14-1/2" H

Price : 1200 €

 

Kachina depicting Koyemsi, mud head clown who wears a colorful, one-shouldered toga, cloth necklace and seed bracelet. A few paint incks, else intact.
Provenance: private NYC collection, acquired 35 years ago.

 

Bibliography

Collectif, "Esprit Kachina. Poupées, mythes, et cérémonies chez les Indiens Hopi et Zuni", Galerie Flak, Paris, 2003.
Collectif, " Kachina des Indiens Hopi", Ed. Amez, Saint-Vit, 1992.