
Mouse
Also known as Warrior Mouse, the mouse is not a dancer kachina but is a hero that
is part of Second Mesa legend. It is told he helped the village get rid of a chicken
hawk by tricking it to dive onto a wooden stake. | Loretta
Multine - Navajo / Hopi Miniature Kachina - "Mouse" KD47
- $25
plus s/h 
Approx
2 1/2" tall, some slightly shorter or taller Approx
1" wide, some slightly wider or narrower Dime
at right shows scale of a miniature kachina Hand
carved from the root of the cottonwood tree Hand
painted Real feathers, leather
and colored thread sashes. Signed
LM by the artist Name of
kachina is on the bottom of its base
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About
the Artist Loretta Multine is 1/2 Hopi Tobacco
Clan and 1/2 Navajo Tachinii, "Red strike in water" and born for the
Honeycomb Clan. She learned kachina carving in 1983 from her husband, who learned
the craft from his grandfather. Loretta has been carving kachinas for over 25
years. She uses the root of the cottonwood tree for her creations. See
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Kachinas A kachina has three aspects. The supernatural
being as it exists in the minds of the Hopis; the masked impersonator
of the supernatural spirit; and the dolls that are made in the likeness
of the masked impersonator of the supernatural spirit. Kachinas
represent the forces of nature, human, animal, plant, and act as intermediaries
between the world of humans and the gods. Kachinas play an important part in the
seasonal ceremonies of the Hopi. They represent generations of traditions that
have been passed on and are the subject of a number of books. The simplified descriptions
of the individual kachina dolls here is meant only as an introduction. Small
kachinas (dolls) are given to children to introduce the child to what each of
the kachinas look like. Traditionally, kachina dolls
are created by Hopi or Zuni artists. |