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Late 20th Century
10.5" H x 3.375" L x 3.25" W
Hand Carved from Cottonwood Root Painted in Yellow, Teal, Red, Green, Brown, Blue, White and Black Colors Holding a Rattle and a Bow
From a Private Colorado Collection
Excellent Condition
Tyson Namoki is a contemporary Hopi carver known for traditional-style kachina dolls, often featuring clowns (like Tsutsukutu or White Cloud Clown) and other figures. He comes from a family of artists (related carvers include Hyram Namoki and Watson Namoki). His works are detailed, hand-carved from cottonwood root, and painted with cultural accuracy.
The Chakwaina (also spelled Tcakwaina or Cha'kwaina) is a prominent Hopi warrior kachina, often depicted as a fierce ogre-like figure with a black mask, yellow eyes, protruding teeth, a goatee, and warrior attire like bandoleers, a buckskin kilt, bow, and prayer feathers (pahos) on the head. It appears primarily in January kiva dances, performing lively, spirited movements. Some traditions link it to historical figures like Estevanico (Estevan the Moor), the explorer killed at Zuni in 1539, though experts like Barton Wright trace its origins to Rio Grande Pueblos, migrating through Zuni to Hopi.
Condition:
Excellent
Tribe:
Hopi
Year Range:
1975 - 2000
Region:
Southwest
Dimensions:
10.5 in3.38 in3.25 in
Category:
Kachina Doll
