Hopi Kachina Doll " Mongwa - The Great Horned Owl" - Carver Ken Shupla

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This listing is for a Hopi Kachina Doll " Mongwa - The Great Horned Owl" - Carver Ken Shupla. The description that came with the carving reads as follows:" Mongwa - The Great Horned Owl" Kachina carved from cottonwood root by Hopi carver, Ken Shupla. Mongwa is a Kachina guard. He is also a hunter Kachina". The Hopi tribe is a sovereign nation located in North Eastern Arizona. The Hopi are widely known for their spirituality and beliefs routed in Animism. They believe in powerful ancestral spirits or deities called Kachinas.When I bought my home here in Henderson Nevada I wanted to decorate with Southwest style furniture and decorations. I found a company out of Flagstaff Arizona who held traveling shows featuring a very large amount of rugs and weaving's, pottery, jewelry and many other tribal items from many Reservations all over the United States. I didn't know anything about Kachina Dolls but was intrigued by them. I bought several about 18 years ago and now that I have gotten much older it is time to let someone else enjoy them as I have over the years. I have or will have other Kachina Dolls listed here on E-Bay. You can view them by This Kachina measures approximately 11.5 inches tall with the base and the doll measures approximately 10.5 inches tall. The base measures approximately 4.5 inches across. This doll had an appraised read more

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