Earlier Hopi Warrior Katsina [SOLD]

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At first thought, I concluded that this must be one of the Heheya Katsinas. Chad Burkhardt said, "This is not a Heheya. This is a great doll that is clearly some sort of warrior or fierce animal. He is wearing the double warrior's bandolier or toriki and the warrior's headband of yucca. His body is painted like many of the fierce animals such (as) Hon (bear). If his face did not have the zig zags, I would have called this a bear. However, like several of the others, I think this is one that has been lost or is rarely seen today as I have never seen any other doll just like it."

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