Katsina doll carving styles and techniques have evolved over the years. The oldest dolls were fashioned using flint or obsidian blades, then sanded with sandstone, coated with white
tuuma clay and finally painted with mineral and vegetable paints. Nowadays, pocketknives, X-ACTO knives and handheld electric and wood-burning tools are utilized. Alvin Leon's exquisitely featured small-sized Hopi
Eagle katsina doll is carved from cottonwood and decorated with acrylic paints. Pipe cleaner, feather and embroidery thread details are added as well. This signed by the artist small woodwork is about 4 3/8" tall, 4 3/8" wide and 1 3/4" deep, measurements include base.
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