Hopi Koshare Clown Kachina "Satisfaction" By William Lucio 11"

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Item: Hopi Indian Kachina: Koshare Clown Kachina "Satisfaction"
Culture/Tribe: Hopi
Artist/Maker:
William Lucio (nephew and apprentice of most famous Hopi clown carver Marlin Pinto)
Date/Circa: 1999
Size: 11"
Materials: Cottonwood Root
Description: Black and white striped Koshare Clown; sitting with watermelon. Note that William Lucio heritage is both  Zuni and Hopi.  Koshare/Hano Gluttons clowns  are used to show anti-social behavior that the community is trying to prevent by example. The clowns are foolish, wasteful and are punished by the guard and warrior kachinas as an example to the young people in the pueblo not to act like a clown.
Condition
:
New / Mint condition.
Provenance
: From a private estate collection.
IT Ref#: 000418-03
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