Hopi Koshare Kachina
The purpose of the Hopi koshare, the white and black striped clown, is to make people laugh, but his humor is actually instructive, and is meant draw attention to poor behavior among the people. Using drums and shouts, no one in the crowd at the dances is safe from ridicule or mild punishment.
This little kachina doll with his delicately carved hands, has classic details in his upward reaching stance, the bold black and white stripes, the corn husk horns growing out of his skullcap, his burlap loincloth, and his red boots. This doll can actually stand on its own, but is probably best displayed hanging by a string on a wall. Circa 1940s, 7 inches tall.
The purpose of the Hopi koshare, the white and black striped clown, is to make people laugh, but his humor is actually instructive, and is meant draw attention to poor behavior among the people. Using drums and shouts, no one in the crowd at the dances is safe from ridicule or mild punishment.
This little kachina doll with his delicately carved hands, has classic details in his upward reaching stance, the bold black and white stripes, the corn husk horns growing out of his skullcap, his burlap loincloth, and his red boots. This doll can actually stand on its own, but is probably best displayed hanging by a string on a wall. Circa 1940s, 7 inches tall.
The purpose of the Hopi koshare, the white and black striped clown, is to make people laugh, but his humor is actually instructive, and is meant draw attention to poor behavior among the people. Using drums and shouts, no one in the crowd at the dances is safe from ridicule or mild punishment.
This little kachina doll with his delicately carved hands, has classic details in his upward reaching stance, the bold black and white stripes, the corn husk horns growing out of his skullcap, his burlap loincloth, and his red boots. This doll can actually stand on its own, but is probably best displayed hanging by a string on a wall. Circa 1940s, 7 inches tall.