Description:

Native American, Southwestern United States, Arizona or New Mexico, Hopi Peoples, ca. 20th century CE. A dramatic wooden kachina doll, likely intended as a Wildcat or Mountain Lion kachina, dressed in a leather bandolier and leather fringe, skirt, armbands, and boots, all adorned with petite seashells, as a tuft of black and red plumage sprouts from the top of his helmet mask, and his hands hold a tomahawk and stone and hide weapon. Hand-painted, the figure displays a white body with forearms, shins, and a circle on the chest in black pigment with white dots. An elongated snout protrudes from the mask, held slightly open to present 2 rows of teeth with sharp fangs and a velvet tongue. A pair of animal claws flank the snout, sitting just below slender eyes, all painted in black with red borders. Size: 9" W x 19.2" H (22.9 cm x 48.8 cm)

Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010

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#173259

  • Condition: Minor losses and fissures to some seashells. Some nicks and abrasions in areas. Otherwise, intact and excellent with great remaining pigments and decoration.

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