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Kachina is 5-3/4" tall including 1/4" base, and 5" wide at widest points.
Outstanding carving! The Great Horned Owl or Mongwa (sometimes spelled Mongwu) is a very popular Kachina carving. The creativity of some carvers in making the head of the Great Horned Owl is always interesting. This owl is a popular Kachina among carvers because of the many possibilities of carving it. The Mongwa Kachina is famous for his disciplinary battles with the clowns. Whenever the clowns' behavior becomes too outrageous, they are disciplined by him. To keep their outrageous antics from interrupting the ceremony, the owl supervises the clowns during many of the ceremonies. Mongwa would usually watch the clowns with a heavy, disapproving stare. When a clown does get out of order, he would leap upon the clown, catch him, douse him with water, and beat him with his yucca blades. It is a ritual that this event takes place during the ceremony.
Kachina doll is carved by Hopi artist Robert Harris Jr. Robert was born in Keams Canyon, Arizona, he is part of the Flute and Deer clans of the Hopi Tribe.
This Kachina Doll is made of cottonwood root. It measures approximately 5-34" tall including 1/4" base and is 5" wide at its widest points. Kachina is signed on the bottom of the base "Robert Harris Jr. HOPI". If you would like to see a picture of the signature on the bottom of the base or more pictures of the doll please let us know. SILVERTRIBE IS PROUD TO BRING YOU ANOTHER AMAZING HOPI KACHINA DOLL!!!!!! DOLLS LIKE THIS ONE, ARE THE REASON WE ARE THE #1 NATIVE AMERICAN ART SELLER!
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