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WILSON TAWAQUAPTEWA
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A HOPI COTTONWOOD KACHINA DOLL
WILSON TAWAQUAPTEWA
with semi-circular feet, straight legs and slightly bent arms, wearing white kilt with brocaded sash, red belt decorated with X motifs, and red body paint, the yellow case mask featuring rectangular eyes, triangular motifs on the cheeks, a tubular snout, and tall terraced ears, each painted with a corn stalk, red fiber and string attached; metal stand
Height: 13 in. (33 cm.)
WILSON TAWAQUAPTEWA
with semi-circular feet, straight legs and slightly bent arms, wearing white kilt with brocaded sash, red belt decorated with X motifs, and red body paint, the yellow case mask featuring rectangular eyes, triangular motifs on the cheeks, a tubular snout, and tall terraced ears, each painted with a corn stalk, red fiber and string attached; metal stand
Height: 13 in. (33 cm.)
Further details
Lots 38 and 39 are quite representative of the work of Wilson Tawaquaptewa (1873-1960). He was unique in the history of Hopi katsina carving in that he deliberately distorted or made up all of his dolls. He chose to modify his carvings because of his role as Kikmongwi (village chief and religious leader) in the village of Orayvi. He believed that accurate representations of katsinam should not be sold.
These two examples are good cases in point. Lot 38, the doll with horns and diamonds on the face has elements from both the Broadface and Left-Handed katsinam, however, this doll does not represent an actual katsina. Nor does lot 39, which has corn motif tableta-like ears and a tube mouth. These features do not appear in this configuration on any Hopi katsina.
Tawaquaptewa was also renowned as the leader of the "Friendly" or "Progressive" faction that participated in the notorious 1906 split in Orayvi. This schism led to the creation of two new Hopi villages, Hotvela and Paaqavi.
Barry Walsh
November 2005
These two examples are good cases in point. Lot 38, the doll with horns and diamonds on the face has elements from both the Broadface and Left-Handed katsinam, however, this doll does not represent an actual katsina. Nor does lot 39, which has corn motif tableta-like ears and a tube mouth. These features do not appear in this configuration on any Hopi katsina.
Tawaquaptewa was also renowned as the leader of the "Friendly" or "Progressive" faction that participated in the notorious 1906 split in Orayvi. This schism led to the creation of two new Hopi villages, Hotvela and Paaqavi.
Barry Walsh
November 2005