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

Condition : intact

Dimensions : 12-3/4" H

Price : 1500 €

 

Siyangephoya Kachina depicting a warrior wearing a case mask with short, toothy snout, red ears and leather tongue. Minor paint loss. Intact. A similar one is exhibited at Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff (Collectif, " Kachina des Indiens Hopi", p. 290, Ed. Amez, Saint-Vit, 1992).
Provenance: ex. 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.