FOUR ASSORTED HOPI AND PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST FIRST NATIONS TRADITIONAL ARTIFACTS. Three of the four assorted carved and decorated artifacts are characteristic of the Pacific Northwest Coast First Nations (groups like the Kwakwaka'wakw, Haida, Tlingit, or Tsimshian). One of the items (a Kachina doll?) is signed by artist: DUANE TAWAHONGVA. In the group are two carved wooden clubs with carved powerful creatures, perhaps a Whale, Wolf, or Bear head, with a pronounced snout and powerful jaw. The animal effigy gives the club its spiritual power. One of the clubs is signed by artist: DUANE TAWAHONGVA. One of the clubs is signed by artist "J.D. EARL."
ARTIST PROFILE: A member of the Coyote Clan, DUANE TAWAHONGVA was born at Second Mesa on the Hopi Reservation and lives today in Mishongnovi Village. Over the last several years, Duane has worked at creating several designs based on Hopi spirituality, designs which are uniquely his own. These designs include his "three generations" and his petroglyph designs which are inspired by Dawa-Ki on ancestral Hopi Lands. Duane draws his inspiration from the beauty of Hopi Lands and from Hopi spiritual beliefs.
