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SKU: 5224-0372A

Navajo Yei-Bi-Chai Kachina Doll By Emerson Nabai

$370.00

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ca. 1989

8.875" H x 3.125" L x 3.625" W

Hand Carved from Cottonwood Root Holding a Rattle and a Blue Plant with a Black Leather  Bag and a Turquoise and Glass Seed Bead Necklace Signed Emerson Nabai '89

In Very Good Condition

Navajo Yei-Bi-Chai (Yeibichai) Kachina-style dolls are traditional or inspired carvings representing figures from Navajo (Diné) ceremonial traditions, particularly the Yeibichai (or Yei Bi Chei) dance, which is part of the Nightway ceremony. 

A rarely seen Navajo Yei Bei Chi doll; also known as the "blue faced dancer", the Yei Bei Chi is the primary diety of the Navajo.  Unlike many Navajo "Hopi-Style Kachina dolls" which are not traditional, this Yei Bei Chai is the Traditional Figure of the Navajo, yet was rarely carved. 

Condition: Very Good

Tribe: Navajo

Year Range: 1975 - 2000

Region: Southwest

Dimensions: 8.88 in3.13 in3.63 in

Category: Kachina Doll

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