1980's Native American Artist Kenneth Banks Butterfly KACHINA Picture Wall Art

Description

Native American Artist Kenneth Banks Butterfly KACHINA Picture Wall Art . Condition is Used. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.
This miniature figure has been designed by artist Kenneth Banks
The designs were inspired by
the kachina dolls of the Hopi and Pueblo peoples of American Southwest
.
cucina's are the physical manifestations of spirits and act as messengers to the spirit world
.
The Hopi and Pueblo peoples use them to secure supernatural assistance in fulfilling their needs
.
The cucinas help renew the world and ready it for the coming season of growth The greatest gifts to us are happiness good health and long life
.
Note
:
this is an original design using the kachina style
.
This is not a replica of an existing kachina
.
kachina dolls can only be created by a member of the Hopi or Pueblo tribe
.
This objet
d'art
was designed by artist Kenneth Banks
.
Ken is an American Indian from the
Kumeyaay
tribe of southern California presently living in Oakland California
.
his designs are unique expressions drawn from his study of traditional and contemporary native American art from the cultures which he visited on his travels through Austral Asia
.
each piece is cast in gypsum hand painted and detailed with beads and feathers
.
The completed
art is matted and framed in a maple or aluminum frame
.
great effort has been taken to use renewable materials and feathers from birds not endangered because each piece of work is part of limited edition each piece has been hand-painted and decorated no two pieces will be alike
.