WHITE OGRE WITH MUDHEADS KACHINA DOLL BY IVAN WYTEWA (HOPI)
$3,200.00
SKU
431196118
WHITE OGRE WITH MUDHEADS KACHINA DOLL BY IVAN WYTEWA (HOPI)
The Wiharu accompanies the Soyoko on their collection trip all the while making noises and stamping their feet. They frighten the children who the Soyoko are threatening to eat if their demands for food are not met. They represent for the children the consequences of misbehavior for the Soyoko know of all their misdeeds. Usually a relative will speak up for the child and he or she will be ransomed with offerings of food, at which point, the Soyoko will take the offerings and move on to another house to repeat the performance.
"Mud-head Kachinas are probably the most well-known of all the Hopi Kachinas. They appear in almost every Hopi ceremony as clowns, interlocutors, announcers of dances, drummers, and many other roles. Koyemsi are usually the ones that play games with the audience to the accompaniment of rollicking tunes. [These games] most closely resemble parlor games and the rewards are prizes of food or clothing." Kachinas- A Hopi Artist's Documentary by Barton Wright
Measuremets: 1" tall x 4" wide x 5 1/2" deep
Katsina dolls are fragile by nature and may be broken in transit. We do our best to pack them efficiently and carefully, however due to their fragility, transit damage is unavoidable in some cases. For this reason, this particular doll CANNOT be shipped. If you purchase this online, it will be for LOCAL PICK-UP ONLY.
This is a consignment item and is not eligible for layaway.
The Wiharu accompanies the Soyoko on their collection trip all the while making noises and stamping their feet. They frighten the children who the Soyoko are threatening to eat if their demands for food are not met. They represent for the children the consequences of misbehavior for the Soyoko know of all their misdeeds. Usually a relative will speak up for the child and he or she will be ransomed with offerings of food, at which point, the Soyoko will take the offerings and move on to another house to repeat the performance.
"Mud-head Kachinas are probably the most well-known of all the Hopi Kachinas. They appear in almost every Hopi ceremony as clowns, interlocutors, announcers of dances, drummers, and many other roles. Koyemsi are usually the ones that play games with the audience to the accompaniment of rollicking tunes. [These games] most closely resemble parlor games and the rewards are prizes of food or clothing." Kachinas- A Hopi Artist's Documentary by Barton Wright
Measuremets: 1" tall x 4" wide x 5 1/2" deep
Katsina dolls are fragile by nature and may be broken in transit. We do our best to pack them efficiently and carefully, however due to their fragility, transit damage is unavoidable in some cases. For this reason, this particular doll CANNOT be shipped. If you purchase this online, it will be for LOCAL PICK-UP ONLY.
This is a consignment item and is not eligible for layaway.