Jemez Pueblo Sehundöle (Eagle Tail) Katsina Doll [SOLD]

This Katsina belongs to the Pecos Eagle watchers society.  They appear in the dalöh dance which may be danced in late December.  The mask is said to have been brought from Pecos.  It appears there should be a shield around the forehead.  Remnants of dowels protrude from the forehead as if they supported a face shield.

Condition: very good condition with loss of shield around forehead

Provenance: from the collection of a former New Mexico resident

Recommended Reading: The Pueblo of Jemez by Elsie Clews Parsons, Published for the Department of Archaeology, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts by the Yale University Press. 1925