**Originally Listed At $400**

Junior Torivio, (Native American, Hopi, mid-20th century) ca. 1980, "Hano Clown Kachina." A kachina figure hand-carved from cottonwood and painted as a Hano clown character with his characteristic black and white horizontal striped face, body, and costume. He sits on an integral pedestal and with a leather loincloth, neck pouch, and leather tassels on his headdress. In one hand is a drum beater and the other is the drum. The underside is signed and dated by the carver. The figure represents a jester or trickster that engages the crowds during rituals. Size: 3.75" Diameter x 5.5" H (9.5 cm x 14 cm)

Please note this item falls under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and is not eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States.

Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allen spark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010

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#173263

Fading of white pigments. Stable pressure fissure to wood base, otherwise intact and very good condition.