Hopi Kachina Doll - Native American Carving

The Warrior Kaletaka

Artist :  Eugene Dallas

Size : 9" H

Eugene began carving kachinas full-time as an adult. He has developed a distinctive style that features rich colors and shading on his figures. His attention to detail is shown not only in his exquisite carving, but also in the costume and accouterments of the kachina. He has said that the Kachinas reflect his Hopi heritage in two ways; first from the way that they appear and also with their associated meanings. Eugene feels that the Hopi people are an intrinsically artistic culture. He typically signs his kachinas on the bottom with crossed feathered arrows. Eugene has a large extended family of carvers, including his brothers Leon and Reginald Dallas.

The mesa's first Kaletaka appears only once in this form during the Soyal. He accompanies Ahulani from a shrine east of the village to the kiva where Ahulani later appears. Kaletaka carries a bow in his left hand and arrows, an axe or a rattle in his right. His body is entirely black with white spots, and so should be his legs, except for the long knitted stockings. The shoulder straps he wears are stained red.

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SHIPPING NOTE: please read carefully!
We are used to ship objects as delicate as kachinas. The items are packed with bubble wrap and polystyrene chips in bulk.
Items are shipped with a tracking number. Katsina dolls are fragile by nature. Despite all these precautions, it happens that small parts (feathers, bow, arrow...) break during transport.  I will do my best to pack them efficiently and carefully, but due to their fragility, shipping damage may be unavoidable insome cases. Please keep this in mind when purchasing Kachina dolls on eBay. By purchasing a Kachina on eBay, you accept that one or more pieces may be broken in transit.