Lot n° 15
Estimation :
400 - 600
EUR
Result without fees
Result
: 440EUR
KACHINA CHAKWAINA - Lot 15
KACHINA CHAKWAINA
Wood, feathers, skin, fabric, wool, cord, beads and pigments
Colton 160
Hopi, Arizona, Southwestern United States of America circa 1960-1970
Height: 34 cm
Chakwaina is recognizable by his yellow crescent moon eyes, toothy mouth, hanging tongue, beard and hair. His body is painted black, while his shoulders are yellow. He used to hold rattles in his hands. He wears blue and red pearl earrings.
This god is of Zuni origin, and was first described by Fewkes in 1894 and 1903, and by Stevenson in 1904. He dances on the first mesa in Pamuya.
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