Lot n° 283
Estimation :
3000 - 4000
EUR
HANO MANA. A simple wooden tablet is carved from a single b - Lot 283
HANO MANA. A simple wooden tablet is carved from a single block of American poplar, rounded by the wear of time. The legs are non-existent and the arms are suggested by black lines. The body is adorned with three vertical red stripes symbolizing the ear of corn. Height: 15 cm. This is an ancient and rudimentary form of kachina. Hano Mana represents the dancer personifying the young girl who appears at the same time as the Angak'china during the Powamu festival. Arizona. Hopi people. Circa 1900. Exhibition in Dinard from January 24 to March 8, 2009, "On les appelait Sauvages" reproduced in the catalog, page 22.
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