Hopi Unfinished Crow Mother Katsina Doll [R]
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Once Known Native American Carver
- Category: Traditional
- Origin: Hopi Pueblo, Hopituh Shi-nu-mu
- Medium: cottonwood root
- Size: 14-7/8” tall
- Item # C3642F
- Price No Longer Available
This unfinished katsina doll was going to represent Crow Mother Katsina but, during carving, a section of the cape on the back side broke off so the carver abandoned the work. The cylindrical shaft in her hands was going to be a bunch of yucca leaves.
This is an excellent example illustrating the process of kachina doll carving from a single piece of cottonwood root.
Condition: Hopi Unfinished Crow Mother Katsina Doll
Recommended Reading: Classic Hopi and Zuni Kachina Figures by Barton Wright. This book is currently not available from Adobe Gallery
Provenance: the original purchaser of the carving did not record the name of the carver.
Once Known Native American Carver
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- Category: Traditional
- Origin: Hopi Pueblo, Hopituh Shi-nu-mu
- Medium: cottonwood root
- Size: 14-7/8” tall
- Item # C3642F
- Price No Longer Available
Click on image to view larger.
