Inlaid Turquoise Sterling Silver Eagle Dancer Kachina Doll.

This is an incredible work of art! This Eagle Dancer Kachina doll is made entirely from beautifully hand sculpted Sterling Silver, from head to toe. Every piece of this one has been hand made from start to finish. Every part of the human body is articulated in full detail. This is realism at its absolute best! This Eagle Dancer Kachina is wearing a Sterling Silver case mask and Sterling Silver garments that feature genuine stones of Turquoise, Coral, Jet, Lapis, and Mother of Pearl. Each of these gorgeous gemstones came from the earth and has been hand cut and inlaid with precision into traditional, dazzling, designs. This is some of the best inlay work we've ever seen. Also, the costume holds a beautiful array Sterling Silver feathers for a gorgeous shine. The case mask and the Sterling Silver garments are all distinct and separate master works of hand fabricated art and they can be removed from the doll allowing it to be displayed in a variety of different ways. It stands on a Sterling Silver base with tightly inlaid Turquoise patterns. This Kachina Doll is 11-1/2" tall (including the base) and is 13-1/4" wide with the wings. It is labeled Eagle Dancer. This is six and three quarter pounds of Sterling Silver and Turquoise. This is a true one of a kind piece, there are no others like it. It's not like buying a bronze statue, you're getting the only one, you won't find another Kachina Doll like this one.

�Hopi children believe in kachinas just as our children believe in Santa Claus. In a kachina ceremony, the children are not supposed to recognize their fathers, uncles, or parents' friends who are disguised by masks and elaborate costumes. As Santa Claus comes at a certain season, bearing gifts to the children, so certain kachinas bring to the children kachina dolls, miniature bows and arrows, sweets, fruits, and other food. Hopi children enjoy a whole series of Christmas delights during the period from late December to July." (Colton, 5). Colton, Harold S. Hopi Kachina Dolls with a Key to their Identification, University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, 1959.