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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
Kae Kachina doll ex Nancy Prince 25 cm / Galerie Flak
Price on request
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.
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