North America | Arizona
Kachina doll
Arizona
Ka’e Katsina – Corn Dancer Kachina doll
Hopi
Circa 1940
Carved wood (cottonwood root), pigments and feathers
Height: 9 ¾ in. – 25 cm
Ex collection Nancy Prince, Maine, USA
Ex collection Virginia Chapman, USA
sold
Kachina dolls (or katsinam) represent spirits or gods from the pantheon of the Pueblo peoples in the American Southwest. Given to children, kachina dolls constituted a teaching tool allowing them to familiarize themselves with the spiritual world and perpetuating knowledge of the founding myths on which their society was based.
This is a colorful variant of the Corn Dancer Katsina. Ka’e is one of the Flower Kachinas (Tusak Katsinam). The Ka’e dancer is celebrated and well-loved for his songs and dances. This Kachina spirit invokes the elements to make corn harvests fruitful.
This is a colorful variant of the Corn Dancer Katsina. Ka’e is one of the Flower Kachinas (Tusak Katsinam). The Ka’e dancer is celebrated and well-loved for his songs and dances. This Kachina spirit invokes the elements to make corn harvests fruitful.
Explore the entire collection
