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CAPTION Henry Shelton (1929-2016). Kachina Doll (Kwahu [Eagle]), 1960-1970. Cottonwood root, acrylic pigment, feathers, hide, fur, beads, yarn, cotton, 16 1/2 x 14 x 8 in. (41.9 x 35.6 x 20.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Edith and Hershel Samuels, 2010.6.10. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2010.6.10_front_PS2.jpg)
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- Kachina Doll (Paalhikmana)
Henry Shelton (1929-2016). Kachina Doll (Paalhikmana) ,...
- Kachina Doll (Dawa)
Henry Shelton (1929-2016). Kachina Doll (Dawa), 1960-1970....
- Kachina Doll (Angwusnasomtaqa [Crow Mother])
In the southwestern United States, a supernatural being that...
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Both of whom were carvers of katsina dolls. Henry attended the Santa Fe Indian School from 1944 to 1949. His awards and exhibitions are too numerous to mention here. He devoted much of his life to creating katsina dolls, paintings, and sculptures.
Henry Shelton (1929-2016). Kachina Doll (Nataoska), 1960-1970. Wood, paint, hide, feathers, fur, yarn, silver, wool or cotton, 22 × 9 1/2 × 9 in. (55.9 × 24.1 × 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Edith and Hershel Samuels, 2010.6.7. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2010.6.7_back.jpg)
$1,150.00. Late 20th Century. Size: 19" Henry Shelton, who’s Hopi name is Ho-ya’oma, translated to Arrow Carrying, is from the village of Oraibi on Third Mesa on the Hopi Reservation. His father was Peter Shelton, Sr. and his brother is Peter Shelton, Jr. Both of whom were carvers of katsina dolls.
This is a Hilili Katsina doll made by Henry Shelton, most likely in the 1950s, a judgment based on the style of paints used. It is an exceptional carving in the traditional style of Shelton. The doll is signed with the carver’s name. “Hilili is apparently a kachina that has made its way from Acoma or Laguna by a process of osmosis.
Henry Shelton, who’s Hopi name is Ho-ya’oma, translated to Arrow Carrying, is from the village of Oraibi on Third Mesa on the Hopi Reservation. His father was Peter Shelton, Sr. and his brother is Peter Shelton, Jr. both of whom were carvers of katsina dolls. Henry attended the Santa Fe Indian School from 1944 to 1949.
