Rattle Racer Old Style Hopi Katsina

$250.00

Rattle Racer Old Style Hopi Katsina

Old Style Hopi Carved Rattle Traditional Racer Katsina Doll by Carlton Timms
The Rattle Racer Katsina (Aya) name is derived from the mask, which resembles a Hopi rattle .

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Rattle Racer Old Style Hopi Katsina

Hopi Katsina Doll by Carlton Timms

Name: Rattle Racer Old Style Hopi Katsina
SKU: Carlton Timms--2294
Availability: InStock

Rattle Racer Old Style Hopi Katsina (Aya) is rarely carved. His name is derived from the mask, which resembles a Hopi rattle given to children at the Powamuya or Niman ceremonies. Aya is a name for the Hopi dance rattles. These Katsinam come to the ceremonies in pairs but race one at a time. Some Aya Katsinam carry yucca whips to swat the loser of each race.

Dimensions:

14.5 in. tall

SKU

Carlton Timms–2294

Hopi Katsinam are crafted to acknowledge celestial beings, significant animals to the Hopi people, and the ancestors who help with their harvest, raising their spirits as well as raising their children. The Hopi people believe that the Katsina dancers possess supernatural powers, though they are men from the village wearing masks and feathered costumes. 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.

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. Hand carved and collector items. Signed and numbered.

All his carvings are Signed and numbered.

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