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SHIPPING WILL BE ABOUT $10.00-$15.00 (at most with insurance) - Via APPROPRIATELY SIZED USPS Ground Advantage Box (LARGER BOX needed). I DO COMBINE SHIPPING FOR MULTIPLE ITEMS. YOU PAY ONLY ACTUAL COST OF SHIPPING. WAIT FOR MY INVOICE AND I WILL ADJUST/REDUCE SHIPPING AS NEEDED - you only pay actual cost.
A FINE LOOKING VINTAGE AND AUTHENTIC HOPI KACHINA- a true Collector's Item!!!!
Guaranteed authentic c1965 NATIVE AMERICAN HOPI Kachina.
SEE THE OTHER KACHINAS I AM LISTING NOW or SOON - I WILL BE SELLING SEVERAL MORE!
Please feel free to contact me with questions, to request additional pictures, or to add comments about this item.
If you are worried about the economy now is the time to buy Native American Arts/Crafts - a better more stable investment then the stock market, you can buy low now, and these items always appreciate with time!!!
The maximum potential age range of this Katsina currently list is 1934-1975 therefore it is listed in both age categories (for eBay listing purposes only).
EBAY IS A BUYER BEWARE MARKET SO TAKE NOTE OF THE FAKE HOPI KACHINAS AND HOPI MASKS CURRENTLY, AND ONCE AGAIN BEING SOLD OUT OF EUROPE (I.E. AUSTRIA, GERMANY, FRANCE) AND BY SOME US SELLERS AS WELL. THESE WOOD DOLLS ARE MADE IN BALI OR AFRICA AND ARE ONLY FOLK ART DOLLS AT BEST. BE A GOOD INVESTOR AND READ UP ON HOPI KACHINAS (I.E. G. SCHAFF'S BOOKS), VISIT MUSEUMS, IN PERSON OR ONLINE, LIKE THE HEARD IN PHOENIX, AND THE FLAGSTAFF MUSEUM, TALK TO/ASK QUESTIONS OF COLLECTORS OF REAL NATIVE AMERICAN ARTS. ASK YOURSELF - DO KACHINAS RIDE AROUND IN BOATS (SOME OF THESE FOLK DOLLS ARE MADE RIDING IN BOATS)? IN GENERAL THESE COUNTERFEIT KACHINAS ATTEMPT TO EMULATE RESPECTED CARVERS SUCH AS WILSON TAWAQUAPTEWA OR JIMMIE KOOTS. I HAVE ATTACHED A PHOTO OF 4 FAKE KACHINAS PREVIOUSLY AND INTENTIONALLY BOUGHT ON EBAY TO SERVE AS EXAMPLES OF FAKES (SEE LAST 2 PICS of THIS LISTING). THE SELLER I BOUGHT THESE FROM WAS KICKED OFF EBAY FOR SELLING FRAUDULENT NATIVE AMERICAN ITEMS, BUT ALAS THERE ARE MORE SELLERS DOING THE SAME NOW. As a seller of Authentic Hopi Kachinas I feel it is my/our responsibility to call out the shysters!
PLEASE CONTACT ME ABOUT PAYMENT OPTIONS besides Pay Pal! PLEASE WAIT FOR MY SPECIFIC EBAY INVOICE from "JB" BEFORE PAYING (Ins. & Delivery Confirmation MAY need to be added to invoice) MAXIMUM OF 10 business days until I ship - usually Saturdays. THANKS and Good Luck!!!
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