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Kachina Doll Group (11) [170892]

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art / Collectibles - kachinas Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Kachina Doll Group (11)    [170892]
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This item SOLD at 2023 Dec 07 @ 11:04UTC-8 : PST/AKDT

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A group of eleven no face kachina dolls. There is an artist's name on two, but it is illegible.
The No Face doll has its origin in the corn-growing Northeastern tribes as the dolls were traditionally made of cornhusks, with darkened corn silk for the hair.
As legend has it, Corn Spirit, sustainer of life, asked the Creator for more ways to help her people. The Creator formed dolls from her husks, giving the dolls a beautiful face. When the children of the Iroquois pass the dolls from village to village and from child to child, her beauty was proclaimed so often that the corn husk doll became very vain. The Creator disapproved of such behavior and so told the doll that if she was going to continue being part of the culture, she would need to develop humility.
This group includes three women with faux elk's teeth adorned garments, two with fringed buckskin dresses, four men in buckskin and probably the most unique of the lot , a "Ghost Dancer" blank face. There's also a pine quill designed lizard fetish. Gotta see to believe.
Please see photos for more detail. South Dakota