Hopi Yehoho or Tsekok-yenu - Roast Corn Throwing Boy Katsina Doll [SOLD]

The Roast Corn Throwing Boy Katsina is another of the many plant Katsinas and as such is a prayer for the growth, propagation and successful harvesting of corn.  His costume is made of bobcat skin and is reminiscent of those from the Eastern/Tewa pueblos.  Like other corn Katsinam, he wears horizontally crossed feathers on the top of his head pointing in four directions.  While he may appear with the mixed Katsinas or the runners, on occasion a group of these Katsinas will appear in the evening to dance and throw baked corn to the spectators.  His name Yehoho comes from the sound which he makes.

This doll represents the Yehoho Katsina in his face—half orange and half yellow coloration with a black and white stripe in the middle.  The clothing on this carving does not resemble bobcat skin, however each carver makes dolls differently and usually the face is the area where differences do not occur and is the defining point of which Katsina is represented.

Condition: very good condition with no breakage or repairs.  Minor abrasion to paint.

Provenance: from the extensive collection of a family from Oklahoma

Recommended Reading:  Kachinas—Spirit Beings of the Hopi by Brent Ricks and Alexander Anthony with original drawings by Neil David, Sr.