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Description: Contemporary one-piece Hopi katsina doll. Driftwood & cottonwood root. Hand-carved with comercial pigments, stain and commerical paints.

About this Award: Awarded to the katsina carving that best portrays adherence to traditional representation and use of materials.

Jurors' Comments:
Stuart: I thought it was wonderfully done from the base up, the detail in the hands was great - the club and the ball in his hands were nicely placed, the paint is super and its just very, very well done overall.
Elmer: Its pretty accurate as far as the way it moves - the motion of it playing with a stick and a ball, you can see that in the detail. The fingers are nicely done. The belt and the sash are done really nice (detail and movement). It's a lot of work to do.
Traci: (of the Runner Up - Chili Runner Racer Kachina) I picked it because it most resembled one that Hopi girls might receive and less likely than one might find for sale. Since the kachina is a sacred/religious symbol I thought that was significant.

Alexander R. Youvella, Sr.