Old Style Hopi Carved Bear Traditional Powerful Healer Katsina Doll

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Old Style Hopi Carved Zuni Bear Traditional Powerful Healer Katsina Doll by Raynard Lalo

The Bear Katsina (Hon) is frequently distinguished only by color, such as white, black, blue or yellow. All Bear Katsinam are believed to be very powerful and capable of curing illness. They are also considered great warriors. Bear Katsinam appear most often in the Soyohim or Mixed Dances of springtime. This Bear, with its fancy feathered headdress and tab ears, is from Zuni.