SIP-IKNE Katsina (Colton 152) Wood, pigments,... Lot 16

SIP-IKNE Katsina (Colton 152) Wood, pigments, feathers, vegetable fibers, cord. North America, United States, Arizona or New Mexico, Pueblo. Strong wear, discolorations, base reported. H : 30 cm Provenance according to the owner: acquired in the 1970s in Taos. Astonishing kachina wearing a mask with a yellow background and eyes overloaded with a red band. The temples keep the traces of the directional gourd flowers. Trace of a collar made of vegetable fiber (perhaps hemp). The torso is surprisingly hollowed out, framed by two arms attached to the trunk. The legs are separated, slightly staggered in a dance attitude. Sip-Ikne is a known kachina, which appears during the bean festival dances (Powamu) on the first mesa, as well as in the regular dances.