Early Hopi / Zuni Kweo (Wolf Kachina), Helmet Mask

**Originally Listed At $1200**

Native American, Southwestern United States, Hopi or Zuni, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A marvelous cottonwood sculpture of the Kweo or the Wolf Kachina hand-painted in brilliant pigments and extensively adorned with plumage, horsehair, animal hide, seashells, glass beads, animal sinew, and fox fur. The dramatic figure dances on bent legs, holding a rattle in one hand and wearing an elaborate helmet mask with an elongated open snout. Size: 7.8" W x 13.9" H (19.8 cm x 35.3 cm)

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Provenance: private Alamo, California, USA collection, purchased at a Marin, California, USA ethnographic show in 1990

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#180593
Condition Report: Possible loss of ears. Professional repair to lower legs and proper left hand with loss of thumb, chipping, and visible break lines. Losses to fangs and teeth with chipping to snout. Expected surface wear with some nicks and abrasions, as well as fraying and matting to feathers and fabric. Good remaining pigments.