C1940 HOPI OTTO PENTEWA KACHINA KATSINA DOLL,COTTONWOOD ROOT, ROUTE 66, ARIZ

Description

THIS AUCTION FEATURES AN AUTHENTIC HOPI KACHINA/ KATSINA DOLL. IT IS ATTRIBUTED TO HOPI OTTO PENTEWA, C1940. THIS SWEET PIECE STANDS APPROX 6" TALL, AND WAS SOULD ON ROUTE 66 IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE 1940'S. IT IS MADE OF COTTONWOOD ROOT, AND REMAINS UNSIGNED, AS WAS TYPICAL OF ALL PENTEWA'S KACHINAS. IT IS A MARKET FRESH ESTATE KATSINA. THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THIS DOLL  RECENTLY PASSED AWAY AT AGE 92. SHE LIVED ON THE RESERVATION AS A CHILD, AS HER FATHER WAS A DOCTOR. IN HER LATER YEARS, SHE WAS A TEACHER ON THE NAVAJO RESERVATION. THIS CHARMING DOLL SHOWS SIGNS OF PAINT LOSS, CONSISTENT WITH AGE. PLEASE VIEW PICTURES FOR A FULL VISUAL DESCRIPTION. EMAIL WITH QUESTIONS.
ARIZONA SHOP OWNER SINCE 1980, SELLING VINTAGE NATIVE AMERICANA FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS.
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