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SKU: 201009-255

Navajo Hopi Pueblo Morning Singer Kachina Doll By Eli

$78.00

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ca. 1970

3.75" H x 1.5" L x 2" W

Hand Carved from Cottonwood Root and Adorned with Felt, Fur and Feathers

In Very Good Condition

Eli Taylor (a known Hopi carver associated with pieces like Longhair Kachinas in some galleries).

The Morning Singer Kachina (also known as Talavai or Early Morning Singer) is a traditional figure in Hopi culture, representing dawn or early morning. This Katsina (spirit being) appears at dawn during ceremonies like the Bean Dance (Powamuya), singing songs, ringing bells, and announcing the day's news to wake the village people. It symbolizes renewal, awakening, and the start of the day, often depicted carrying a bell, spruce branches (fir trees), or other items to rouse the community.

Condition: Very Good

Tribe: Navajo

Year Range: 1950 - 1975

Region: Southwest

Dimensions: 3.75 in1.5 in2 in

Category: Kachina Doll - Miniature - Under 5" tall

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