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NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBAL HANDMADE KACHINA MUDHEAD
Estimate:
$100 - $200
Passed
Live Auction
Native American Jewelry Auction
Category
Description
A doll sculpture made in the likeness of a Native Hopi spirit.
A doll modeled as a Koyemsi, or Mudhead Kachina, a clown seen in many Hopi ceremonies. According to Hopi lore, the Mudhead was the first being to emerge into this, the Fourth World of the Hopi. Depicted holding Native American hand drum.
Issued: 20th c.
Dimensions: 6"H x 3"W
Country of Origin: United States
A doll modeled as a Koyemsi, or Mudhead Kachina, a clown seen in many Hopi ceremonies. According to Hopi lore, the Mudhead was the first being to emerge into this, the Fourth World of the Hopi. Depicted holding Native American hand drum.
Issued: 20th c.
Dimensions: 6"H x 3"W
Country of Origin: United States
Condition
Some wear to doll's ears, overall good