SKU: 250823-060

Hopi Pueblo Hanging Mudhead Kachina Doll

$310.00

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Mid/Late 20th Century

8" H x 3" L x 4.5" W" Including Feathers

Hand Carved from Cottonwood Root Holding a Bowl of Food and Three Ears of Corn and Adorned with Leather, Fabric, Yarn and Feathers

In Very Good Condition 

The Mudhead (Hopi: Koyemsi or similar terms) is a clown figure known for humor, enforcement of rules during ceremonies, and playful challenges like contests of strength or games with the audience. Mudheads were among the first beings to emerge into the Fourth World (current world) from the sipapu (emergence hole), emerging covered in mud.

Condition: Very Good

Tribe: Hopi

Year Range: 1950 - 1975

Region: Southwest

Dimensions: 8 in3 in4.5 in

Category: Kachina - Old Style - Hanging

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