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<p>[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 127565, member: 45"]Not much help on this doll, which appears to be made by a contemporary craftsperson, but there is nothing to indicate any tribal affiliation.</p><p><br /></p><p>The three kachina carvers, however, are all widely respected contemporary Hopi artists. All are known for making "old style" kachina dolls.</p><p><br /></p><p>Tenakhonva, especially, is recognized internationally. He has won Best of Division at the Santa Fe Indian Market, and is represented in all major collections, featured in high-end galleries and publications, and has had numerous exhibitions. He's been active carving since 1969 (when he was 13!) </p><p><br /></p><p>This is a good example of the difficulties of using the internet to "research" American Indian items. One book, Gregory Schaaf's <u>Hopi Katsina, 1600 Artist Biographies</u> has complete biographies of all three. It sounds like you had a great collection, I hope the sales confirmed that![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 127565, member: 45"]Not much help on this doll, which appears to be made by a contemporary craftsperson, but there is nothing to indicate any tribal affiliation. The three kachina carvers, however, are all widely respected contemporary Hopi artists. All are known for making "old style" kachina dolls. Tenakhonva, especially, is recognized internationally. He has won Best of Division at the Santa Fe Indian Market, and is represented in all major collections, featured in high-end galleries and publications, and has had numerous exhibitions. He's been active carving since 1969 (when he was 13!) This is a good example of the difficulties of using the internet to "research" American Indian items. One book, Gregory Schaaf's [U]Hopi Katsina, 1600 Artist Biographies[/U] has complete biographies of all three. It sounds like you had a great collection, I hope the sales confirmed that![/QUOTE]
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