KATSINA: HOPI CLOWN
ITEM: CA
MATERIAL: Cottonwood, earth paint,
SIZE: 11.5”
PERIOD: Vintage, 1940’s
ORIGIN: HOPI
Sacred clowns or Jesters, they help defuse community tensions by providing their own humorous interpretation of the tribe’s popular culture, by reinforcing taboos, and by communicating traditions.
$1,200.00
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