Native American Hopi Carved Morning Singer Kachina Doll (Katsina Doll)

Description

Native American Hopi Carved Morning Singer Katsina Doll by Milton Howard

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, or in this case while ringing his bell and holding a spruce tree.