Dance wand 'kachina', around 1920/30 ·  North America, Hopi · ID: 3042941

Description

wood, nails, fabric, cord material, polychrome paint, narrow middle slat flanked by fork-shaped projecting side slats, large round disc superimposed in the centre, covered with fabric and painted with stylized facial features, slightly dam., abrasion of paint, base.
Such dance wands were carried by women at important “kachina” ceremonies.

The object Dance wand ‘kachina’, around 1920/30 with the object ID 3042941 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 62 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,550.

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