{"product_id":"221107-023-kachina-grandmother-mana-hopi-by-steve-bahnimptewa","title":"Hopi Kachina Grandmother Mana Doll By Steve Bahnimptewa","description":"\u003cp\u003eLate 20th\/Early 21st Century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9.75\" H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand Carved from Cottonwood Root\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Grandmother Katsina (Hahai-i wu-uti) or Happy Mother shares with Crow Mother the title of Mother of all Katsinam. Her husband is said to be Eototo and her children are the monsters, the Nataskas. She appears during the Bean Dance (Powamuya), the Serpent Ceremony and at Home Going (Niman). She speaks in a high voice and is very talkative. Flat carvings of the Grandmother Katsina are given to Hopi infants. As a young girl matures, she receives larger, more detailed forms of the various Katsinam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment --\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eSteve \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eBahnimptewa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e is a contemporary Hopi carver from the Third Mesa (likely connected to Old \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eOraibi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e village), specializing in traditional and collector-style Kachina dolls. He is the son of the renowned Hopi artist Clifford (Cliff) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eBahnimptewa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e (1938\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e–1984), a self-taught painter and carver famous for watercolor depictions of over 286 Kachina dancers, featured in books like Dancing Kachinas: A Hopi Artist's Documentary (1971) and Kachinas: A Hopi Artist's Documentary (1973) by Barton Wright. Steve's siblings—Danny \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003eLansa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e, Larson, and Roland \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003eBahnimptewa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e—are also active Hopi artists, continuing the family legacy of authentic Kachina representation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003eDue to the fragile nature of kachina dolls, we do not guarantee they will not break during shipping. We do our best to pack them well, but due to their fragile nature and even with the best packing, small pieces can break. If you are purchasing kachina dolls, please keep this in mind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45877686206629,"sku":"221107-023","price":220.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/221107-23_1.jpg?v=1761332798","url":"https:\/\/antiqueamericanindianart.com\/products\/221107-023-kachina-grandmother-mana-hopi-by-steve-bahnimptewa","provider":"Antique American Indian Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}