Lg 14 " Tall BEAR Head Kachina Doll Authentic Native American Navajo 07
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:16984039 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Tribal Affiliation: Navajo | Artisan: Kim Yazzie |
| Height: 14" |
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Many Native American tribes of the Southwest, notably the Pueblo, Hopi, Zuni and Navajo have ceremonies in which masked men, called kachinas, play an important role. A Kachina is a spirit being which has three different aspects: the supernatural being, the kachina dancers (masked members of the community who represent kachinas at religious ceremonies), and kachina dolls. Kachina dolls are smal...l brightly painted wooden "dolls" which are miniature representations of the masked impersonators. These figurines are given to children not as toys, but as items to be treasured and studied so that they may become familiar with the appearance of different kachinas as part of their religious training. During Kachina ceremonies, each child receives their own doll. The dolls are then taken home and hung up on the walls or from the rafters of the house, so that they can be constantly seen by the children. The purpose of this is to help the children learn to know what the different kachinas look like and are seen as a connection with the spirit world.
A delightful hand crafted kachina doll with lots of detail.
The Bear Katchina (also called Hon) is the healer. It is believed to have great powers to cure illness. They are also fierce warriors. They are distinguished only by the color of their fur (black, white brown or yellow) The bear dances as a watchman or side dancer during he Soyal dance and he also sings while dancing outside the main dance during the mixed dance.
This is a good sized doll which stands approx 14" in height and has a 8" width It is signed by the artist on the bottom.
Carved wooden characters mounted on a natural wood base, this is decorated with leather clothing, rabbit fur & is hand painted.
Made by Kim Yazzie who is a member of the Navajo nation.
*Free shipping is for within the USA onlyM
****************International buyers: S&H does not include any taxes or duties that may be owed to the destination country. Those fees (if any) are buyers responsibility to pay upon receipt. For combined item shipping discounts, please use the ADD TO CART feature instead of buy it now, and contact us for an invoice BEFORE paying. We cannot apply the discounts after payments have been made because ebay requires that each item with paid shipping has its own unique tracking number. Items paid for separately will ship separately.
Many Native American tribes of the Southwest, notably the Pueblo, Hopi, Zuni and Navajo have ceremonies in which masked men, called kachinas, play an important role. A Kachina is a spirit being which has three different aspects: the supernatural being, the kachina dancers (masked members of the community who represent kachinas at religious ceremonies), and kachina dolls. Kachina dolls are smal...l brightly painted wooden "dolls" which are miniature representations of the masked impersonators. These figurines are given to children not as toys, but as items to be treasured and studied so that they may become familiar with the appearance of different kachinas as part of their religious training. During Kachina ceremonies, each child receives their own doll. The dolls are then taken home and hung up on the walls or from the rafters of the house, so that they can be constantly seen by the children. The purpose of this is to help the children learn to know what the different kachinas look like and are seen as a connection with the spirit world.
A delightful hand crafted kachina doll with lots of detail.
The Bear Katchina (also called Hon) is the healer. It is believed to have great powers to cure illness. They are also fierce warriors. They are distinguished only by the color of their fur (black, white brown or yellow) The bear dances as a watchman or side dancer during he Soyal dance and he also sings while dancing outside the main dance during the mixed dance.
This is a good sized doll which stands approx 14" in height and has a 8" width It is signed by the artist on the bottom.
Carved wooden characters mounted on a natural wood base, this is decorated with leather clothing, rabbit fur & is hand painted.
Made by Kim Yazzie who is a member of the Navajo nation.
*Free shipping is for within the USA onlyM
****************International buyers: S&H does not include any taxes or duties that may be owed to the destination country. Those fees (if any) are buyers responsibility to pay upon receipt. For combined item shipping discounts, please use the ADD TO CART feature instead of buy it now, and contact us for an invoice BEFORE paying. We cannot apply the discounts after payments have been made because ebay requires that each item with paid shipping has its own unique tracking number. Items paid for separately will ship separately.
