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Hopi Tawaquaptewa Katsina Carving by Wilson Tawaquaptewa - C3753.65
Category: Kachina - Katsina | Posted by | Wed, Jun 15th 2016, 1:42pm
There was a time at Hopi when there were concerns by some of the older generation about making katsina dolls for sale to non-Indians. Yet, the allure of the financial aspect of selling them was appealing. To overcome this dilemma, a Hopi elder named Wilson Tawaquaptewa solved the concern for himself by making katsina dolls that were not true representations of Hopi Katsinas.