VTG 16” Fabulous Hopi Ahola Chief " Buffalo " Kachina Artist signed Cliff Beday for Sale

On eBay Now...

VTG 16” Fabulous Hopi Ahola Chief " Buffalo " Kachina Artist signed Cliff Beday For Sale

When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

VTG 16” Fabulous Hopi Ahola Chief " Buffalo " Kachina Artist signed Cliff Beday:
$228.88

Fabulous 16" Hopi carved Buffalo Chief is very elaborate with the many detailed additions to the wood carving. There is white rabbit fur, with an array of feathers. He wears a leather kilt with painted designs and fringed bottom. Around his waist, a belt showing a seashell. Leather arm bands, ankle bands, and a bandolier across the chest further enhance the overall appeal.One of the functions of the Buffalo Katsina is to bring the cold. He appears mostly in the winter months. He also serves the overall function of prayers for good health, good crops, and a good harvest.

Condition: very good condition without damage.

Measurements: Kachina Measures 16" tall x 8" wide x 7" deep

Re: Kachina

For more than 2,000 years, Native Americans in the Southwest have prayed to the great spirits like Tawa, the sun spirit, and Masauwu, the spirit of death. Relying on agriculture in this parched land, they often pray for natural blessings like sunshine, rain, and fertile crops. The Pueblo cultures believe that spirit beings called Kachinas (or Katsinas) exist as a way for the great spirits to communicate with them.

A Kachina has three aspects: the supernatural being, the man who dresses as a Kachina for ritual dances (he becomes the spirit), and the kachina figures given to young girls. In the Pueblo cultures, Kachina rites are practiced by the Hopi, Hopi-Tewa and Zuni peoples.