Buffalo Social Dancer Kachina material_ebony 375” opening

375” opening

Hand Carved Hopi Kachina Doll with a Family of Heheya Kachinas Singing for Rain including a Heheya (Male) and Heheya Mana (Female) and two children

1900s Handwoven Navajo Transitional Weaving with Hand-Carded and Spun Wool featuring Natural Wool Colors and Red Accents

Cloth-backed Square Pillow with a Chinle Weaving by Navajo Weaver

was commonly used before the 1940s

Buffalo Social Dancer Kachina material_ebony 375” openingBuffalo Social Dancer, also known as Kocha Mosairu, by Hopi carver Arvin Saufkie, signed on the base. The Buffalo Dancer is described as a social dancer, and is associated with winter ceremonial dances, often the January dances on the Hopi mesas. The figure is carved in an active dance posture and holds a bow and rattle, with detailed painted clothing, feather elements, and a natural wood base. Buffalo figures are associated with strength, endurance,