Old Hopi Kachina danced Mask Pueblo Southwestern Native American Indian Historic

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Old Hopi Kachina danced Mask Pueblo Southwestern Native American Indian Historic:
$295.00

Offered here is An old used ceremonial Hopi Katsina Figure or Kachina mask . Clearly this has been danced . Phallic symbol nose ; fertility ?
The mask is a thin naugahyde fabric (I am not sure what it is made of ) with leather feathers , paint and twine. Very well made and solid.
It is painted white which I\'m told represents the North or Northeast with a face on one side and has round holes for the eyes far below actual eyes of the kachina. has a thick padded ring around the base for comfort while wearing and several feathers including one in each ear. This is a very cool mask.
The top is a textured oilskin or very thin Naugahyde. All hand sewn with twine. Feathers on top are wrapped and tied so they move about at will. feathers and paint have some loss from age and use. The family this came from says she thinks it was exhibited in a few different Indian art museum shows but she had no paperwork to show when or where.Please look at the pictures as part of the description.This is from a New York Collector and is still stuffed with New York wall street journal news papers dating to April 1979. But, this is likely much older than that date?Very low opening offer price to get the offerding started.
Measuring 18 inches tall and 12\" across base.Thanks for looking. NR.More info from a web site below;

Hopi Masks and Kachinas...

On the Kachina page, I go into detail on the basis, traditions and the \"now\" of Kachinas, but did not dig very deeply into the Hopi masks worn by the men as they portray the Kachina spirits.

The Hopi masks of the Kachina dancers are a very important part of the Kachina dances held by the Pueblo tribes. The masks are vastly more potent than Kachina dolls...the masks are living spirits.

From December through July, Kachina ceremonies are held to honor the spirits, for instance those who bring rain and the harvest. The male dancers put on their masks and elaborate costumes and transform into the spirits that have sustained the group for thousands of years.The Masks...

Masks are the focal point of the Kachina regalia...they are sacred and have power. They are treated with reverence. When they are not used, they are stored behind muslin screens so they can breathe, and are ritually \"fed\" corn pollen.

There are five (5) types of Kachina masks:

a leather face mask
a half-mask for the upper part of the face
a circular mask
a spherical sack mask
a helmet mask - the most characteristic of the Kachina masks
Most had feather headresses. The painting differed from one type to the next. The paint color, though, is very important - it is symbolic and indicates from which direction the Kachina came...
- Yellow refers to the North/Northwest
- Blue-green refers to the West/Southwest
- Red referes to the South/Southeast
- White refers to the East/Northeast
- All the colors above on the same mask refers to the Zenith or \"UP\"
- Black refers to the Nadir or \"DOWN\"
Symbols on the Hopi masks were used to help identify the Kachina. The main symbols...
- Animals and bird tracks
- Celestial symbols such as clounds, lightening, sun, moon, and stars
- Fegetable symbols: corn, flowers, cacus, tec.
- Vertical lines under the eyes represents a footprint of a warrior
- An inverted \"V\" over the mouth indicates certain Kachina officials
- Phallic symbols represent fertility