Hopi Ma’alo Katsina Doll [SOLD]
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Once Known Native American Carver
- Category: Traditional
- Origin: Hopi Pueblo, Hopituh Shi-nu-mu
- Medium: Cottonwood Root, String, Feathers
- Size: 7-1/2" tall
- Item # C2941.07 SOLD
The Ma’alo Katsinas are not seen as often in dances today as they were a hundred years ago. At that time, they were regular dancers in the Niman Ceremony. Today they appear with the Takurshmana Katsina in less frequent dances.
Provenance: From the estate of Transcendental artist Florence Pierce of Albuquerque who passed away in 2007 at the age of 89.
Once Known Native American Carver
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- Category: Traditional
- Origin: Hopi Pueblo, Hopituh Shi-nu-mu
- Medium: Cottonwood Root, String, Feathers
- Size: 7-1/2" tall
- Item # C2941.07 SOLD
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