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Here we have an amazing Hopi Carving of a Mudhead Mana Kachina. It is in excellent condition. It has been carved right out of the stand that it's standing on, the only thing added to the doll is the feathers on the head and the bow in his hand. It is a beautiful detailed carving. It is signed on bottom of the stand Anthony Briones . Please look at all the pictures they are a very important part of the description.
The following information is from The Arizona Republic, A Hopi Man Recognized for Kachina-Doll Carving" by Sonja Haller.
Like Michelangelo and his famous statue of David, Tony Briones can see the kachina dolls in a block of cottonwood-tree root before he begins carving.
Yet in recent years, bringing the one-of-a-kind doll into form has become a lesson in patience, healing and his evolution as an artist.
The Hopi Tribal member has carved the kachinas given to recipients of the annual Hon Kachina Volunteer Awards for almost 15 years.
