Lg 14 " Tall KOKOPELLI Kachina Authentic Native American Made 44
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:16992323 | Artisan: Kim Yazzie |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: United States | Tribal Affiliation: Navajo |
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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 small... 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.
Kokopelli is a fertility deity, usually depicted as a humpacked flute player (often depicted with feathers or antenna like protrusions on his head), Like most fertility deities, Kokopelli presides over both childbirth & agriculture. He is also a trickster god and represents the spirit of music.
This large colorful kachina is dressed in blue leather & stands approx 14" in height ( w/ feathers) and is approx. 6.5" in widthIt is adorned with peacock feathers & dark brown rabbit fur. Signed by the artist on the bottom.
Made by Kim Yazzie who is a registered member of the Navajo nation.
*Free shipping is for within the USA only
****************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 small... 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.
Kokopelli is a fertility deity, usually depicted as a humpacked flute player (often depicted with feathers or antenna like protrusions on his head), Like most fertility deities, Kokopelli presides over both childbirth & agriculture. He is also a trickster god and represents the spirit of music.
This large colorful kachina is dressed in blue leather & stands approx 14" in height ( w/ feathers) and is approx. 6.5" in widthIt is adorned with peacock feathers & dark brown rabbit fur. Signed by the artist on the bottom.
Made by Kim Yazzie who is a registered member of the Navajo nation.
*Free shipping is for within the USA only
****************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.
