SOHONASOMTAKA KACHINA
MINIATURE 3” CARVING ON TALL BASE
COTTONWOOD ROOT
MALDANADO
THIRD MESA PROTECTOR
MINT CONDITION
SOHONASOMTAQA IS ONE TOUGH GUY. THIS KACHINA IS AN ANCIENT KACHINA AND VERY POWERFUL ONE IN WARFARE.  FROM THIRD MESA, REPORTEDLY ONLY APPEARS IN OLD ORAIBI. AT BEAN AND MIXED DANCES. APPEARS AT CLEANING OUT OF SPRINGS. WEARS A WOMAN’S DRESS WEDDING SASH AND WHITE BOOTS. CARRIES SWITCHES WEARS A QUIVER.
CARVED IN THREE INCH MINIATURE SIZE BY MALDONADO.
MINT CONDITION FROM 1980S.