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Hopi Pueblo Hon - Bear Katsina Doll by Otto Pentewa - 25542
Category: Kachina - Katsina | Posted by | Tue, Aug 30th 2016, 4:14pm
Otto Pentewa is a name any collector of Hopi Katsina dolls recognizes. They may never have seen him or seen his signature on a Katsina doll, but they recognize his work at a glance. He was born at the village of Oraibi on the Hopi Reservation at the end of the 19th century. He was of the Katsina Clan and his Hopi name was Sikovaya, which translates to Pumpkin Flower.
One of the distinguishing designs on his Katsina carvings is the pumpkin flower he generally painted on the loin cloth of the doll. It was his signature.