EIGHT HOPI KACHINA DOLLS AND TWELVE AMERICAN INDIAN ARTEFACTS
EIGHT HOPI KACHINA DOLLS AND TWELVE AMERICAN INDIAN ARTEFACTS

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EIGHT HOPI KACHINA DOLLS AND TWELVE AMERICAN INDIAN ARTEFACTS
The first representing Kweo or Wolf Kachina, wearing breech cloth and "fur" mask; the second wearing fringed kilt, case mask with stepped elements around the rectangular eyes; the third wearing breech cloth and sash, green case mask with rectangular eyes, corn symbols on the cheeks; the fourth wearing kilt and square blue mask; the fifth representing Kwa, or Eagle Kachina, wearing embroidered cloth kilt and sash, blue case mask with rectangular eyes, pronounced beak; the sixth wearing kilt and sash, with black case mask; two infant kachina dolls; seven arrowheads; a terrapin carapace rattle; a miniature snow shoe; a carved walking stick; a bone amulet in the form of a fish; and a beaded bolo tie in the form of a steer's head
Kachina dolls: 4½in. to 17in. (30.5cm. to 43cm.) high (20)

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