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Attributed to a member of the Pooley family (Hopi, 20th to 21st century). Cloud Kachina. Painted wood sculpture, n.d. A delightful wood kachina doll representing the Cloud Kachina, attributed to the Pooley family of Hopi carvers. The figure is elaborately dressed in a helmet mask flanked by 2 steppe-shaped tablettas and crowned by a feather. He wears a long robe intricately painted in vibrant pigments. The Cloud Kachina represents the beauty of the clouds in the sky and the monumental importance of rain to provide moisture for the crops in the arid Southwest. Size: 5.5" W x 12.4" H (14 cm x 31.5 cm)

Please note this item falls under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and is not eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States.

Provenance: private Don Phelps collection, owner Todos Santos Trading Post, Alamo, California, acquired in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA in 1984

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Losses to periphery of proper left tabletta and tip of feather, as well as some minor chips to hands, feet, and paint. Nice remaining pigments.