Doll "sipikne kachina" ·  North America, Hopi/Zuni · ID: 3042446

Description

wood (cottonwood root), coated with white clay (kaolin), colourful painted, small bundle of cord on the head, both hands originally holding some items (rattles), collection number backside “1605”, slightly dam., strong abrasion of paint, water spots, base;
this “katsina” is an import from the Zuni pantheon. The “sipikne” is a guardian. He usually appears with a group of “sipikne” or alone. He protects the other “katsinam” and the people. He will appear during the Hopi “Shalako” ceremony or during initiation rites.

The object Doll “sipikne kachina” with the object ID 3042446 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 130 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000.

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