Native American Hopi Carved Morning Singer Katsina Sculpture

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Native American Hopi Carved Morning Singer Katsina Sculpture by Virgil Long

Early Morning Singer Katsina (Talavai) represents early morning or dawn because he appears at dawn during the Bean Dance (Powamuya) and announces news. He sings songs to wake the village while passing out bean sprouts for the people to eat. This sculpture shows the Sunface just peeking up ove the horizon and the sky brightening for the day. The base shows two Corn Katsinam and two ears of corn.