Name: Navajo Kachina Doll By B B Begay
SKU: NW990594561
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Navajo Kachina Doll By B B Begay

ca. 198313.625" H x 5.375" L x 5.75" WHand Carved from Cottonwood Root and Adorned with Yarn, Bells, Fabric, Fur, Leather, Feathers and Sequence with...

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ca. 1983

13.625″ H x 5.375″ L x 5.75″ W

Hand Carved from Cottonwood Root and Adorned with Yarn, Bells, Fabric, Fur, Leather, Feathers and Sequence with Prong Horn Antlers Signed B B Begay and Dated 1983

In Good Condition 1 Horn Broken at Tip

B. Begay (or B. B. Begay) is a Navajo (Din) carver known for commercial Kachina dolls. Kachina (or katsina) figures originate in Hopi and other Pueblo traditions as representations of spirit beings. Navajo artists, including multiple members of the Begay family, have long produced similar carved and painted dolls from cottonwood root (or other woods) for the collector and tourist market. These are often labeled Navajo Kachina dolls. There is no established tradition of Apache Kachina dolls, and searches turn up no matching Apache pieces by this makerlistings consistently identify the work as Navajo. Apache in some contexts may refer to Apache County, Arizona (near Navajo lands), or simply be a mislabeling.

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