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Katsina Doll
Arizona
Crazy Rattle Katsina – Tuskiapaya Katsina
Hopi
Arizona, USA
Carved wood (cottonwood), pigments
Circa 1900-1920
Height: 22 cm – 8 ½ in.
Provenance
Collection Fernand Devèze (1892-1965)
By descent
Aguttes, Collection F. Devèze et M. Bergognon et divers amateurs, 20 Nov. 2009, lot 13
Collection Sheikh Saud Bin Mohammed Bin Ali al-Thani, (1966-2014), Qatar, acquired at the above sale
Crazy Rattle Katsina doll 22 cm Al-Thani / Galerie Flak
Price: on request
Katsina Dolls (or Katsinam) represent spirits or gods from the pantheon of the Pueblo Indians 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.
Tuskiapaya Katsina performs in Mixed Dances. He carries a bow and arrows during his dance. He dances to the sound of a rattle, hence his name (Crazy Rattle).
This spirit is associated with a historical / mythological episode of famine in Hopiland: his dance is a prayer for abundant food and the renewal of the seasons.
Tuskiapaya Katsina performs in Mixed Dances. He carries a bow and arrows during his dance. He dances to the sound of a rattle, hence his name (Crazy Rattle).
This spirit is associated with a historical / mythological episode of famine in Hopiland: his dance is a prayer for abundant food and the renewal of the seasons.
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