Native American, Southwestern United States, Pueblo, Hopi, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A wonderful Eagle Dancer or Kwahu kachina hand-carved from cottonwood and adorned with wings of bird feathers, a yarn ruff, strings of glass beads, and a linen kilt. Painted in hues of black, yellow, gray, and red, the figure spreads his arms outwards, holding a bell in each hand while a paper sash falls down his back with additional feathers along it as well as on top of his head. The eagle dance is a prayer for good crops, rain, and plentiful eagle feathers as their feathers are important in many ceremonies. The Kachina usually appears in a group of several forming a dance troop, squawking and imitating eagle behavior while the Koyemshi (mudhead clowns) sing to them. The sponsoring kiva - a men's society that holds its meetings in sacred underground spaces -must fast, abstain from sex, and no eating of salty or fatty foods before the dance. Size: 3.5" L x 17" W x 11.5" H (8.9 cm x 43.2 cm x 29.2 cm)

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Provenance: private British Columbia, Canada collection, gifted from aunt in Tucson, Arizona, USA, acquired prior to 1994

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Expected fraying to fabrics and feathers and light surface wear to wood. Otherwise, intact and excellent with nice pigments and light patina throughout.