Hopi Pueblo Hahai-i-Wuhti FLAT Katsina Doll [SOLD]

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Once Known Native American Carver

Hahai-i-Wuhti is a Katsina Mother with a number of functions. She is the mother of all katsinas and is the principle actor in the Water Serpent Ceremony. She is a very energetic, sprightly, talkative being. In this flat style, this katsina doll would be presented to a baby in its first year by a katsina during a dance. I believe this doll to date to pre-1950.

Condition: It is in very good condition.

Provenance: From the estate of Transcendental artist Florence Pierce of Albuquerque who passed away in 2007 at the age of 89.

Once Known Native American Carver
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