Old Style Hopi Carved Morning Singer Traditional Katsina Doll

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Old Style Hopi Carved Morning Singer Traditional Katsina Doll

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 is an older piece that came from a private collection, it is unsigned.