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
12,000 - 18,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
HOPI KACHINA FIGURE
Depicting Kawaika-a
Circa 1900
Height: 12 ⅝ in (32 cm)
Cottonwood, pigments
The reverse of the proper left heel inscribed in black ink: "18-6185"
George Terasaki, New York, acquired in the 1970s
Alexandra Pascassio and George Terasaki, Kachina: George Terasaki Collection, Paris, 2008, n.p., cat. no. 32
An uncommon doll in recent history, the Kawaika-a kachina comes from the Laguna Pueblo. During Hopi ceremonies they appear as group dancers in the Line or Mixed dances. They are closely related to Sio Soyowa and Tiwenu kachinas (Galerie Flak, ed., Esprit Kachina, Paris, 2003, p. 105).