Kachina Tüb mask, Kachina-Antilope. Hopi, - Lot 7

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Kachina Tüb mask, Kachina-Antilope. Hopi, - Lot 7
Kachina Tüb mask, Kachina-Antilope. Hopi, Arizona. Late 19th - early 20th century (Mennonite Missions, USA, early 20th century) Leather, pigments, natural wool, cut gourd pods, wood, basketry, horsehair and horn. H. 22 cm (without horns); 45 cm (with horns) On black metal base (restorations). The mask depicts a supernatural being with two antelope horns on the top of the skull, covered with natural wool. It has a long, protruding duck-like beak with serrated teeth and displays two stylized gourd flowers as ears. These are made from cut-out gourd pods, the base of which is encircled by a crown of red horsehair. This mask features a very colorful wickerwork visor, imitating a rainbow. As with all Kachina representations of herbivorous animals, the Kachina-Antilope is said to have the power to influence the rain and make grass grow. It is also said to have the power to cure spasms. It was described by Fewkes, successively in 1894 and 1903, and by Stephen in 1936. Provenance : - Former Roubiou collection, France - Annabelle Collins Collection, Kansas Bibliography: J. W. Fewkes, 1903, plate p. 144, top left; H. S. Colton, p. 41, fig. 90
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