Hopi Early Morning Singer, or Talavai Kachina, awakens the Hopi people in the mornings singing songs from the rooftops, and leads other dancers in the ceremonies. The sun is rising in the early morning as you can see on the neckline of his headdress. Carved in cottonwood with paint and string, circa 1950s, 8 inches tall.
Hopi Early Morning Singer, or Talavai Kachina, awakens the Hopi people in the mornings singing songs from the rooftops, and leads other dancers in the ceremonies. The sun is rising in the early morning as you can see on the neckline of his headdress. Carved in cottonwood with paint and string, circa 1950s, 8 inches tall.
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