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<p>[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 9477300, member: 45"]The fact that #4 has separately carved arms, could also mean that it is a Zuni carving, rather than Hopi, since the Zuni often carved kachina dolls with articulated arms. </p><p><br /></p><p>There's no way to tell from the photo if the arms actually move, but if they do, it's probably Zuni, since that's a characteristic associated with their carvings, while the Hopi generally carved theirs differently.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 9477300, member: 45"]The fact that #4 has separately carved arms, could also mean that it is a Zuni carving, rather than Hopi, since the Zuni often carved kachina dolls with articulated arms. There's no way to tell from the photo if the arms actually move, but if they do, it's probably Zuni, since that's a characteristic associated with their carvings, while the Hopi generally carved theirs differently.[/QUOTE]
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