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SKU: 5224-0394

Hopi Kachina Yucca Skirt By Kieth Torres

$2,160.00

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14.75" H

Hand Carved with Superior Details by a master carver A very Rarely Carved Doll

Excellent Condition

Keith Torres is a contemporary Hopi artist from Walpi, First Mesa, Arizona, known for his expertly crafted Kachina dolls.  With nearly 50 years of carving experience, he learned the craft from his uncle and draws on his Hopi heritage (Coyote and Fire clans) to create dolls that blend tradition with a distinctive style.  Torres works primarily with cottonwood root, shaping it with tools ranging from pocket knives to Dremel grinders, and is celebrated for his realistic details, dynamic poses, and playful touches—qualities that set him apart in the Hopi Kachina tradition.

Symbolism of the Yucca Skirt in Hopi Kachinas

Practical and Cultural Significance:  The yucca plant’s fibers are used by the Hopi for weaving, symbolizing resourcefulness and connection to the desert environment.  A yucca skirt on a kachina reflects the plant’s role in daily life and ceremonies.

Discipline and Purification:  Yucca is associated with authority, often used in whips for ceremonial discipline or initiation, suggesting the skirt may denote a kachina’s role in maintaining order or guiding community behavior.

Spiritual Connection:  The skirt can symbolize resilience, protection, or the balance between nurturing and enforcement, depending on the kachina’s function. 

Condition: Excellent

Tribe: Hopi

Year Range: 1975 - 2000

Region: Southwest

Dimensions: 14.75 in

Category: Kachina Doll

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