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- 220506-01 Hopi Longhair Kachina / Katsina by Navajo Master Carver Raymond Chee
220506-01 Hopi Longhair Kachina / Katsina by Navajo Master Carver Raymond Chee
Hopi Longhair Kachina / Katsina by Raymond Chee; 13.5", ca 2000; Excellent Condition; The Long Hair Kachina is a singer who brings the rain and flowers. His beard and feathers symbolize rain and clouds. Dancing to bring rains for the crops, the Red Bearded Long Hair also delivers presents in mid-summer.
A kachina (/kəˈtʃiːnə/; also katchina, katcina, or katsina; Hopi: katsina [kaˈtsʲina], plural katsinim [kaˈtsʲinim]) is a spirit being in the religious beliefs of the Pueblo peoples, Native American cultures located in the south-western part of the United States. Dolls are carved traditionally as teaching tools for the children as Oral Traditions as facilitated with the dolls. Each doll has a story associated, sometimes historical events, sometimes the physical world and sometimes the mystical. In the Pueblo cultures, kachina rites are practiced by the Hopi, Zuni, Hopi-Tewa, and certain Keresan tribes, as well as in most Pueblo tribes in New Mexico.
Due to the fragile nature of kachina dolls, we do not guarantee they will not break during shipping. We do our best to pack them well, but due to their fragile nature and even with the best packing, small pieces can break. If you are purchasing kachina dolls, please keep this in mind.
aymond Chee is a Navajo artist who moves between the Navajo, Hopi and white worlds with ease. He always carves using traditional Hopi knife-carved cottonwood root. He sometimes carves Hopi Katsinam, he sometimes carves Navajo subject matter. He and his brother, Duwayne and his nephew, Duwayne Jr., have begun to focus more on the Navajo cultural history in their carvings and they do beautiful work. He is a wonderful artist who does excellent detail work.