{"product_id":"hopi-pueblo-coochsiwukioma-waterclan-spirit-kachina-doll-by-delbridge-honanie","title":"Hopi Pueblo Coochsiwukioma Waterclan Spirit Kachina Doll By Delbridge Honanie","description":"\u003cp\u003eca. 1997\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10\" H x 2.625\" L x 2.5\" W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand Carved from Cottonwood Root with Painted Red, Yellow, Teal, Green, Purple and Black Colors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a Private Colorado Collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDelbridge Honanie (1946–2017), also known by his Hopi name Coochsiwukioma (meaning \"Falling White Snow\"), was a renowned Hopi Pueblo artist from the Second Mesa village of Shungopavi, Bear Clan. He was a painter, sculptor, and carver of Katsina (or Kachina) figures, recognized as an Arizona Indian Living Treasure in 2006. He co-founded the Artist Hopid group, which aimed to preserve and share Hopi cultural identity through art, often drawing from ancient murals and symbols.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHonanie frequently signed his works with his Hopi name, Coochsiwukioma. The phrase \"Hopi Pueblo Coochsiwukioma Waterclan Spirit Kachina Doll By Delbridge Honanie\" likely refers to a Katsina doll carved by Delbridge Honanie (signed as Coochsiwukioma) depicting a Water Clan spirit or a water-related Katsina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Hopi culture, Katsina dolls are traditional carvings (usually from cottonwood root) representing spirit beings that bring rain, fertility, and other blessings. Water-themed Katsinam are common due to the importance of rain in the arid Southwest.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47338340122789,"sku":"22-0569","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/22-0569_1.jpg?v=1767204109","url":"https:\/\/antiqueamericanindianart.com\/products\/hopi-pueblo-coochsiwukioma-waterclan-spirit-kachina-doll-by-delbridge-honanie","provider":"Antique American Indian Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}