Old Style Hopi Carved Imitator Traditional Clown Katsina Doll

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Old Style Hopi Carved Navajo Imitator Traditional Clown Katsina Doll by Sandra Suhu

Imitators (Tasavu) are caricatures of Navajos. They are one of the Piptuka, a group of men who band together to perform a skit to entertain the audience between dances. They are basically a sub-group of the Clowns, have no sacred role, and are solely for entertainment. Their regalia is varied and the actions are almost vaudevillian.