Old Style Hopi Carved Mormon Tea Traditional Katsina Doll

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Old Style Hopi Carved Mormon Tea Traditional Katsina Doll by Evan Martin

Mormon Tea (Hishab) is thought to represent the spirit of the Mormon people or the Ephedra plant which is the "Mormon Tea" plant. The Hishab Katsina has disappeared from the Hopi cultural system and can only now be seen in carvings and in print.