Hopi Pueblo Hakto Katsina Doll circa 1930s [SOLD]

This marvelous Hakto Katsina carving, likely from the 1930s, was created from a single cottonwood root. Its simple, childlike face is sure to bring a smile to your face. The piece includes added red ears and a stick on the head, a traditional element for this katsina. The doll has a string around its neck, perfect for hanging on a wall.

Carved in the style of earlier pieces, both arms are tucked into the torso. Hakto wears a traditional Hopi embroidered sash hanging from his right side, a loincloth over a white kilt, and blue moccasins. The marks on his forehead and the sides of his head are referred to as perspiration marks.

Hakto is a Hopi katsina originally from the Zuni Pueblo, where he is known as Yamuhakto, meaning "carrying wood on his head." At Zuni, he accompanies the Shalako Katsinas, and at Hopi, he appears only with the Sio Salako Katsinas — a fitting pair, as the Sio Salako katsina was also imported from Zuni.

What is a Kachina?

Condition: very good condition with some abrasion of paint

Provenance: this Hopi Pueblo Hakto Katsina Doll circa 1930s is from the collection of a gentleman from California

Recommended Reading and Reference: Wright, Barton. Kachinas: a Hopi Artist's Documentary

TAGS: Kachina – Katsina Doll, Hopi Pueblo, Zuni Pueblo