1012-02 Hopi Kachina. A'Hote. By (John) C. Poleahla
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1012-02
$1,150.00
$1,150.00
per item
8" h
with very fine detail carving.
An accomplished Hopi kachina carver, John C. Poleahla was especially well-known in the 1980's. He is also a retired lawyer, and the clan chief of Walpi, on the Hopi reservation. Poleahla lives in Walpi-Polacca, Ariz., where he was born. He often visits schools in Arizona to talk about the Hopi and brings items made by his family, such as kachina dolls. Adrian Poleahla, a fine carver currently working, may be related to him.
A'hoteis a warrior or guard kachina and has some traits in his regalia that link him with the Plains Tribes, particularly the headdress. He appears with yellow or blue body paint, with a large star pattern.
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