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Cottonwood root Koshare Kachina with non- traditional attire of basketball shorts, shoes and a basketball. |
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This beautiful Sun Maiden Kachina is hand carved from cottonwod root by well known Hopi Artist John Fredericks. The Sun Maiden plays a supportive role to the male Tawa (Sun) Kachina |
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Known as angry kachinas, these guards are used for any transgression on the path of the Kachinas. Notice the maiden, bear claw, and corn design lower on the totem. Carved from one piece of cottonwood root, excluding the feathers, eyes, and the stand it sits on. |
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Signed "yee-goth-hoz-kah," walking angry. A warrior on his painted horse with a bear shield in one hand and a tomohawk in the other. |
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This vibrantly colored kachina is covered with finely carved detail. He is one of the more elaborate kachinas. |
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This kachina has war with clowns because it disapproves of their behavior. In the last dance he is joined by the other warrior kachinas and they douse the clowns with water, beating them with willow switches or yucca blades. |
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This unique doll shows two men enacting an ancient folk tale. The story tells of a paralyzed man and a blind man that were left behind during a disaster. The standing blind man carries the paralyzed man, together they combine their abilities to survive. This pair appears in the Mixed Dance. The doll is easily recognized because his is the only Kachina with his horns turned down. |
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The Mudhead (Koyemsi) is a multi-faceted clown introduced from the Zuni. |
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This kachina is very life like and represents a sacred dance among Native Americans. |
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Exquisitely detailed Kwahu Kachina carved and painted by Hopi artist Jarvis Cook. |
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