Description
Hallmark/Signature: EG
The artist is Loretta Silas Poleahla who comes from a family of potters who lived in the First Mesa Village of Polacca
Dimensions: 2 x 2-1/4"
This enclosure also protected the seeds from rodents and other pests
Bolo cord is 1/4" wide and the top flat back is 3/4" wide
Crow Mother Hopi Kachina signed JC - 1K15L urquoise Hallmark/Signature: EGThe Crow Mother (Angwusnasomtaka) is the female chief kachina that appears on all three mesas of the Hopi. She is the head of the Hu and Whipper Kachina and beloved by all. She is called the "mother" crow as she initiates the young boys into the Katsina rituals. In fact she is considered to be mother of all of the Katsina. The Crow Mother appears during the ceremony known as the Powamu. The Powamu ceremony takes place after the second moon prior to