Four (4) Route 66 Kachinas. 1st & 2nd items: Possibly Hopi or Navajo made, pine and commercial pigments, classic cylindrical form with one having a descending beak, the other with duck bill, 6 1/2"H & 7 1/4" H. 1920-30s. 3rd item: Route 66 Kachina, Possibly Hopi or Navajo made, pine and commercial pigments, of classic cylindrical form with blue and yellow split case mask, 6" H. 1920-30s. 4th item: Route 66 Kachina, Possibly Hopi or Navajo made, pine and commercial pigments, of classic cylindrical form with white and yellow split case mask, 6" H. 1920-30s. Provenance: Property from the estate of Dorothy Louise Luhrs, PhD, (1910-1972), Archaeologist with University of New Mexico/School of American Research Field School, whose studies and research included the Una Via Chaco Canyon, NM, Largo Canyon, NM, Guatemala, Mexico, and the Hoopa Indian Reservation in northern California. Luhrs was also president of the Southwestern Anthropological Association from 1950-51. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition
1st & 2nd Kachinas overall general minor wear to paint. Duck bill Kachina with break to left foot. 3rd & 4th Kachinas overall very good condition.