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SKU: 260413-05s

Hopi Pueblo Ahol Mana Kachina By Alex Garcia

$595.00

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ca.  2000

8.75" H x 3.25" L x 3.375" W

Hand Carved from Cottonwood Root with Great Fine Carved Details Standing on a Wood Stand

In Very Good Condition

Alex Garcia is a Hopi carver producing contemporary-style kachina dolls in the traditional medium. His work appears in galleries alongside other Hopi artists, fitting into the modern tradition of signed or attributed cottonwood carvings that emphasize detail and cultural representation.

Ahol Mana is a female katsina (mana means "maiden" or "woman" in Hopi). She is the consort or female counterpart associated with Ahöla (or Aholi), a powerful chief katsina and lieutenant to Eototo (the chief of all katsinas). Key characteristics:She appears during ceremonies like Powamu (Bean Dance) or Soyal (Winter Solstice ceremony), particularly on Second Mesa villages.
She typically carries a tray or bowl filled with seeds, sprouts, or corn, symbolizing fertility, growth, and the blessing of crops/moisture for the community.

Her appearance is that of a standard kachina maiden but paired specifically with Ahöla, emphasizing themes of renewal and agricultural abundance.

Condition: Very Good

Tribe: Hopi

Year Range: 2000 - Current

Region: Southwest

Dimensions: 8.75 in3.25 in3.38 in

Category: Kachina Doll

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