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Wi Haru--White Ogre

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art / Collectibles - kachinas Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Wi Haru--White Ogre
SOLD
400.00USD+ (100.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2017 Dec 03 @ 13:15UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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Wi Haru--White Ogre. This amazing piece is not only finely detailed, but there is a completely finished scene carved and painted on the back of the piece. The scene shows a black ogre and a corn maiden, plus two other figures--just fabulous. 10" x 3.5" x 3.5". The kachina is unsigned, but my research finds the artist may have been Brian Honyouti (1947-2016). He had started carving katsina dolls in the 1960s after graduating from high school. He helped his dad paint his dolls and learned to carve his own at that time. According to Helga Teiwes, he was the first carver to use wood preservers and wood sealers as an undercoat for the carvings. She said he was also the first to substitute wood preserver for paint and to use oil paints in lieu of acrylic paints. These innovations provided a mellow tone to his carvings rather than the shiny gloss of acrylics.



Date: Location: Hopi, Arizona HWAC # 52141