Arizona: Hopi Doll Look-Alikes: An Extended Definition Of Inauthenticity

Arizona: Hopi Doll Look-Alikes: An Extended Definition Of Inauthenticity Zena Pearlstone, 2011   In lieu of an abstract, here is a preview of the article.   This essay is a short history of imitation tithu, dolls representing katsinam, the Hopi supernaturals. It is a study of "authenticity" in the marketplace and its perceived relation to "magic," "spirituality," and "antiquity," as the article follows early changes at Hopi through the contemporary fabrications perpetuated through eBay. As...

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