Description: Native American Hopi Carved Badger Healer Katsina Doll by Marlon HumaThe Badger (Honan) has great knowledge of roots and herbs and is sought for his wisdom and his ability to cure the sick by using herbal potions. The Badger Katsina appears in the summer dances. He is not only a healer and a chief; he also dances for rain for the crops. He appears at all three Mesas. The Badger (Honan) has great knowledge of roots and herbs and is sought for his wisdom and his ability to cure the sick by using herbal potions. The Badger Katsina appears in the summer dances. He is not only a healer and a chief; he also dances for rain for the crops. He appears at all three Mesas. Dimensions: 9 in. tall This wonderful carving by Marlon Huma shows the Badger from Second Mesa dancing, wrapped in a manta to keep warm, in the cold desert mornings. 9.75" Tall by Brandon Twoitsie There are hundreds of Hopi Katsinam, "personations" of supernatural beings, important animals and ancestors who help the Hopi people raise their crops, their children, and their spirits. The Katsina dancers are men wearing masks--each of which represents a particular Katsina--and paint and feathered costumes. Everyone in the village, aside from the children, knows that the Katsina dancers are actually men from the village, though Katsinam are still believed to have supernatural powers. Much of the value in these dances is found to be instructing the young. Signed and numbered. Badger (south)—healers, aggressiveness, perseverance Bear (west)—healer, strength, introspection Buffalo—strength, endurance to rise above one’s weaknesses Butterfly--Butterfly directs the medicine man to ingredients that can be used in medicine. The Butterfly Kachina brings together unmarried men and women. During the butterfly social dance they appear as a pair, one female and one male. Deer—abundance in the natural world Eagle (zenith or sky)—spirit, a connection to the Divine Hawk—see things differenlty, Change Owl—wise, smart, patient, the unseen Raven—healer Snake—a force in life, death and rebirth Wolf (east)—teacher, pathfinder on the journey of survival, familly Please be assured that these wonderful pieces will be shipped at around the $50.00-$75.00 range for a single piece. Most of our Hopi are shipped USPS Priority Mail, if we are shipping East of the Mississippi River USPS Express Mail can be the most economical. The United States Post Office does more "hand-holding" of these very fragile pieces.
Price: 450 USD
Location: Middletown, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-03-22T04:33:36.000Z
Shipping Cost: 50 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
Handmade: Yes
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Culture: Native American: US
Artisan: Marlon Huma
Tribal Affiliation: Hopi
