Sculpture from the Collection of George Terasaki
Sculpture from the Collection of George Terasaki
HOPI KACHINA FIGURE
Auction Closed
November 19, 09:20 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
HOPI KACHINA FIGURE
Depicting Owa
Circa 1900
Height: 12 ⅛ in (30.8 cm)
Cottonwood, pigments, fiber
Joseph Jacinto Mora (1876-1947), Monterey, acquired when living near Oraibi between 1904-1906
Jo N. Mora Jr, Monterey, by descent from the above
George Terasaki, New York, acquired from the above in March, 1972
Andrea Portago and Barton Wright, Classic Hopi and Zuni Kachina Figures, Santa Fe, 2006, pl. 72 and p. 140
Alexandra Pascassio and George Terasaki, Kachina: George Terasaki Collection, Paris, 2008, n.p., cat. no. 35
Owa is an older style of the Quoi-a kachina, a Hopi kachina that was inspired by a Navajo performer who sings in the Navajo language while performing the ritual dance.