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A Kyash or Parrot katsina by Larsen Harris Jr of Munqapi Village.. 6.5 inches high. $160. Though this one can be hung from a wall, I made a small cottonwood stand with a wooden dowel behind it so it can be stood up or hung. |
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9 inches to the top of the feathers, this Solaawitsi katsina was carved by Jerel Quamahongnewa of the Spider Clan from the village of Hotvela on Third Mesa. Solaawitsi's name is usually translated as Fire God, though his name might be best translated as Sun’s Speaker. He usually carries a pack made of fawn skin, filled with seeds for the Spring planting. At Zuni he appears during the Winter Solstice, when the sun begins its return journey. $165. (Tucson) |
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Carved by Jerel Quamahongnewa, Hahay’iwłuhti (Pronounced “hah hai wooh tih”) is the Grandmother of all katsinas. This is the tihu or doll that is typically first given to a Hopi (given while still an infant). She is the one of two katsinas considered to be a katsina Grandmother. (The other being Crow Mother - Angwusanomtaqa) 9.5 inches to the tip of the feather. $220. (Tucson)
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Nuvakmana or Snow Maiden by Larry Melendez of the Butterfly Clan from First Mesa. $175. (Tucson) |
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Carved by Larsen Harris, this Wiharu or White Ogre katsina even has a woven carrrying basket. (Santa Fe) |
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A delightful Mongwa Mana or Owl Maiden katsina by Jerel Quamahingnewa. It stands inches 6 high and is $110. (Tucson) |
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A Huhuwa or Cross-legge katsina, by Jerel Quamahongnewa, 8.5 inches high. $220. This particular carving represents the Huuhuwa or Cross-Legged katsina which is said to represent the spirit of an exceptionally kindly man from one of the Hopi villages, who lived in the 1800s. |
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An Omaw or Cloud katsina. Those are cloud symbols atop his kopalsoki or tablita. The entire face and tablita are covered with rain and raincloud imagery. 11.5 inches high. By Randy Howato. $360. (Santa Fe) |
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A Soyok Wuuhti carved by Manuel Chavarria of the Butterfly Clan from First Mesa. 11 inches high and $250. The distressed finish gives it a wonderful old feel. (Santa Fe) |
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