Native American Hopi Carved Knife Sharpener Katsina Doll

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Native American Hopi Carved Knife Sharpener Katsina Doll by Alexander Youvella Sr.

Knife Sharpener(Haniya) appears at the Mixed Dances at Shongopavi. He serves as a guard who keeps people in order during the sacred ceremony. He wields a knife and a sharpening stone to warn anyone who misbehaves of their fate. This is the first one of these we have had in the shop.