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Katsina doll
Arizona
Long Hair Katsina Doll- Angak’tsina
Hopi
Arizona, USA
Circa 1900
Carved wood (cottonwood), pigments
Height: 20 cm – 7 ¾ in.
Provenance
Collection Barry Walsh, USA
Angakchina Katsina doll 20 cm / Galerie Flak
Price on request
Katsina dolls (or Katsinam) represent spirits or gods from the pantheon of the Pueblo peoples in the American Southwest. Given to children, Katsina dolls constituted a pedagogical tool allowing them to familiarize themselves with the spiritual world and perpetuating knowledge of the founding myths on which their society was based.
As Barton Wright noted in "Kachina Spirit" (2003), Angak'Tsina is one of the most widely distributed Katsinam. It is found at Zuni, Laguna, Acoma, Santa Ana, San Felipe, and Jemez pueblos. When this spirit comes, he brings a soft gentle rain that is good for the crops. His song is very melodic. His loose hair is perceived as representing falling rain.
As Barton Wright noted in "Kachina Spirit" (2003), Angak'Tsina is one of the most widely distributed Katsinam. It is found at Zuni, Laguna, Acoma, Santa Ana, San Felipe, and Jemez pueblos. When this spirit comes, he brings a soft gentle rain that is good for the crops. His song is very melodic. His loose hair is perceived as representing falling rain.
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