Kachina Bolo


Item Number: 240

Time Left: CLOSED

Value: $275

Online Close: Feb 21, 2021 7:00 PM MST

Bid History: 1 bid - Item Sold!





Description

A leather bolo featuring a sterling silver Kachina figure with sterling silver tips.  All sterling silver pieces are hand pieced and silversmithed into place to form this stunning miniature replica. Signed by silversmith artist Edwina.


Kachina figures are part of the traditional religions of the Pueblo Indians of North America, found in southwestern region of the country. The Kachina figure represents any of more than 500 divine and ancestral spirit beings who interact with humans. Each Pueblo culture has distinct forms and variations of kachinas.


Length of bolo is 20 inches.

Donated by

Susan Langston