Hopi Kachina Mountain Big Horn Rain Doll By Lee Grover

ca.  1994

15" H

Hand Carved Cottonwood Root and a superb carving with the body and headdress all one-piece carving except for feathers and wonderful details all the way to fine fingernails. 

Excellent Condition

Lee Grover is from First Mesa, Tewa Village (Hano). He is in his early 30's and has been carving since his youth (12-14 years).  He enjoys carving Owls and Bears.  He puts a lot of detail into his work which have been recognized as "nice, clean dolls."
The Ram Kachina is said to be used to secure an increase of flocks - however little is known about the details of the origin or meaning of this particular figure.
It is known that it belongs to the "animal" family of kachina figures, and as a "two horn" figure, it is of this world - and not other-worldly as are some of it's "single horn" counterparts, so it is said.