Native American Hopi Katsina "Koshari" (Clown Dancer) by Milton Howard (B. 1964)

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This Hopi Clown Dancer Kachina Doll comes from Native American Milton Howard. Holding a drum and beater, he's stands with … Read more This Hopi Clown Dancer Kachina Doll comes from Native American Milton Howard. Holding a drum and beater, he's stands with a half watermelon with a knife and the rinds that are leftover from his gluttonous behavior. This dancer engages in boisterous conversation and immoderate actions to show how overdoing anything is bad, not only for the individual but for the tribe as a whole.
The cottonwood is hand carved and painted and the details include: a sunface medicine bag, knee and wrist wraps and a small clown tucked in the back of his belt. Pueblo dwellings finish the base. This Hopi Clown Dancer Kachina Doll is signed and named on the base. See less