KACHINA "woman", Hopi, Arizona. - Lot 14

Lot n° 14
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KACHINA "woman", Hopi, Arizona. - Lot 14
KACHINA "woman", Hopi, Arizona. Probably representing Piptu Wu-Uti or Wutaka Kachina in polychrome wood, with a slender, arched body and arms clasped to the torso. She wears a traditional black dress and a white manta. The head resembles a forward-projected mask, with naturalistic features, a white-painted face adorned with large red markings, and slicked-back hair topped with a central parting. According to Thomas V. Keams (1846-1904), in Colton, 1959: 73, no. 252, this "Kachina is supposed to be the companion of Piptuka - a clown". Height: 26.5 cm Provenance : - Former Thomas Keams collection, Keams Canyon, Arizona - Former William Tulloch collection, San Diego Sotheby's New York, December 4, 1997, lot no. 53
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