MINIATURE HOPI BADGER – TWO INCH SIZE
HEALING KACHINA, PROPAGATES HEALING HERBS
COTTONWOOD ROOT WITH EXTRUDED ARMS
EXCELLENT MINIATURE ACRYLIC PAINTS
LEATHER CAPE AND ORIGINAL FEATHERS
CARVED IN 1982 BY TIM MOWA, SUN CLAN
SHUNGOPAVI
EXCELLENT CONDITION
HONAN IS A HOPI KACHINA COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE BADGER, OLD STYLE. IT IS KNOWN TO ORIGINATE FROM THE HONANI CLAN WHO BROUGHT IT FROM THE ANCIENT VILLAGE KIWIWU. HONAN IS KNOWN AS A HEALER WHO KNOWS WHERE HERBS ARE FOUND.
THIS LITTLE FIGURE IS CARVED OF TRADITIONAL HOPI COTTONWOOD ROOT. IT IS CARVED OF SEMI-ACTION, SLIGHTLY BENT KNEES AND EXTRUDED ARMS. THE ARTIST DID SOME MIGHTY FINE PAINTING ON THE SASH AND MASK. IT IS ACCESSORIZED WITH A LEATHER CAPE AND GENUINE FEATHERS.
CARVED IN 1982 BY TIM MOWA, SHUNGOPAVI, SUN CLAN. TWO INCH (2″) SIZE.