Hopi Hanomana Flat-style Katsina Doll [SOLD]
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Once Known Native American Carver
- Category: Traditional
- Origin: Hopi Pueblo, Hopituh Shi-nu-mu
- Medium: wood, pigments
- Size: 4-3/4” tall x 1-3/4” wide
- Item # C3241U SOLD
Hanomana is a katsina of the Hopi-Tewa village and is given to their young girls in the same manner that katsinas present Hahai-i-Wuhti to the girls of the Hopi villages. Even some Hopi present her as gifts to Hopi girls.
These flat dolls are the first gifts presented to girls at the dance following their birth. They are called Putskatithu in Hopi and flat dolls in English. They are a popular item for tourists to purchase as gifts for new babies—sometimes calling them crib katsinas.
Condition: consistent with age
Provenance: from a California gentleman
Recommended Reading: Kachinas: a Hopi Artist's Documentary by Barton Wright
Once Known Native American Carver
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- Category: Traditional
- Origin: Hopi Pueblo, Hopituh Shi-nu-mu
- Medium: wood, pigments
- Size: 4-3/4” tall x 1-3/4” wide
- Item # C3241U SOLD
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