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Badger - Honan
This is the old type badger kachina - form type 1, not the Rio Grande type.
From the "Hopi Kachinas" book:
Form 1:
The Hopi have two distinct forms of the Badger Kachina. This form is characteristic of Second Mesa and is a Chief Kachina who appears during the Powamu and the Pachavu ceremonies. It is a curing kachina. The costume and gear are not a fancier version of the other kachina but are instead of a form which probably arrived at a different time. There is some confusion on Third Mesa with Sio Hemis Hu. However, that kachina does not have Badger tracks on its cheeks.
Form 2:
This doll, characteristic of the smaller and more rapidly manufactured effigies, is also a Honan or Badger Kachina. It is more often seen during the Mixed Dances on Third Mesa or the Water Serpent Ceremony on First Mesa than during the Powamu. It bears a superficial resemblance to the Squirrel Kachina.
There is a card with this kachina. The card reads:
Hopi kac, name Honan Kac.
English name Badger
Colton kac. book Item #89
Wright kac. book Item #115
Prayers for the growth of
healing herbs are given to
him. There two types of
Badger-old & Rio Grande type
The base has some writing on it:
Dave Nelson
Honan Kachina
Badger
The receipt says "Badger - Navajo".
This kachina cost $225 in 1982.
Height: 17.5 inches
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If you can provide more information about these Kachinas or you
wish to make an offer to purchase them, email me at guru@gnuzoo.org