Lean Monongye

Tobacco Flower
Tsitoto

14 1/2" H with 1/2" base


"Tsitoto is an ancient kachina who appears on all three mesas in many ceremonies. He may appear in the Palolokong Ceremony and the Mixed Kachina Dances as well as in the Powamu and Pachavu Ceremonies.

"The many bands of color and the multicolored feathers present a rainbow-like appearance, and he looks like a walking prayer for summer. However, at least one of his functions seems to be purification.

"In this role he carries a small bunch of yucca blades and strikes each individual that he meets a rather firm blow whether he be a child or an adult, Hopi or White. The kachina appears like this most often in the Bean Dance."

- Wright, Barton., Kachinas: a Hopi Artists Documentary (30)

Lean Monongye is a young carver, probably in his early thirties, from Third Mesa. He is the younger brother of Von Monongye, a world-class and highly celebrated carver in years past.

His work is very distinct, and he is well known for his smooth finish and fine detail. Generally Lean tries to incorporate additional details into the base of each doll. Although ocassionally he leaves them plain to bring out the detail of the carving itself.

He is one of our personal favorites, and I have yet to see a kachina by Lean that I wouldn't like to have in my own collection. I feel that his work is upper-middle tier and still represents a good value as an artist with a lot of potential.

Gallery Price: $2,250.00

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