Lot 121
  • 121

Hopi Polychromed Wood Kachina Doll

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description

  • wood
representing shalako, wearing a traditional costume, the case mask decorated  with a rainbow on the chin, circles on the cheeks, rectangular eyes set wide apart and an overhanging browline.

Provenance

Dr. Marion Kenworthy

Collection of Herbert G. Wellington

Literature

Pleasing the Spirits, Douglas C. Ewing, New York, 1982, p. 86, pl. 7, illustrated

Condition

Typical wear for its age, including surface abrasion and fading and/or missing pigments, but overall good condition.
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