Sculpture from the Collection of George Terasaki
Sculpture from the Collection of George Terasaki
ZUNI KACHINA FIGURE
Auction Closed
November 19, 09:20 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
ZUNI KACHINA FIGURE
Depicting Kanatshu
Circa 1900-1920
Height: 12 in (30.5 cm)
Pine, pigments, cloth, fiber, hair, horsehair, wild turkey feathers
George Terasaki, New York, acquired by 1986
George Terasaki, advertisement, American Indian Art Magazine, Vol. 11, No. 3, Summer 1986, p. 1
Andrea Portago and Barton Wright, Classic Hopi and Zuni Kachina Figures, Santa Fe, 2006, pl. 65 and p. 139
Alexandra Pascassio and George Terasaki, Kachina: George Terasaki Collection, Paris, 2008, n.p., cat. no. 23
According to Barton Wright "the Zuni kachina Kanatshu is thought of as a gentle dancer who comes in the winter. He usually dances with other kachinas like Kokoshi and at other times comes in a set. He is thought to be equivalent to the Hopi Talavai-i Kachina." (Wright in Portago and Wright, Classic Hopi and Zuni Kachina Figures, Santa Fe, 2006, p. 139).