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2010 Navajo ''Apache Crown Dancers'' by Norman Begay

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
2010 Navajo ''Apache Crown Dancers'' by Norman Begay
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From the Nick and Suzanne Nicholas Collection we have a 2010 Navajo ''Apache Crown Dancers'' Kachinas by Norman Begay, measures 9''H x 14.5''L, these kachinas are phenomenal, Begay's attention to detail is impeccable, dancers are adorned in maize and black dance kilts decorated with black Native American designs, ankle wrap jingles, belt jingles, the four large Apaches are wearing Crown Headdresses, the little one is wearing a much smaller headdress, the larger figures are decorated with black and white painted designs on their chest and arms while the smaller figure just has black designs on arms and chest, each figure is wearing a black hooded mask with red-black-and white bandanas around nose and mouth, each figure is holding wooden swords decorated with geometric lines and designs, their crowns are beautifully decorated with butterfly, geometric, and Native American symbols, A MUST FOR YOUR COLLECTION! ''One of the most important holy being for Apaches is White-Painted Woman, also known as Changing Woman or White Shell Woman. Her sons, Killer of Enemies and Child Born of Water, triumphed over the evils of the world personified as monsters, making the world safe for humans. The Mountain Spirits ensure the well-being of the people by protecting them from epidemic diseases and enemies. The Mountain Spirit Dancers or Crown Dancers ''become'' these sacred beings in the same way that the Hopi who dance specific katsinam become those katsina spirits. The Western Apache call them the gaan while the Eastern Apache know them as gaa'he. Embodying the Mountain Spirits, they dance at night, bringing the spiritual world into physical manifestation. Their heads crowned with wooden slat headdresses, four Mountain Spirit Dancers and a clown wield their wooden swords as they dance around the fire. The bull-roarer, which is whirled on a length of string to produce a distinctive, resonating sound, drums, and singing accompany their dancing among the Western Apache. The bull-roarer is not used among the Eastern Apache.''