Brian Honyouti was born in 1947 and is from the village of Hotevilla on Third Mesa on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona. He has been actively carving since the 1970's. He learned to carve from his father along with his brothers, Lauren and Ron. In 1978, he began to use oil paints instead of acrylics on his dolls and is credited with being the first carver to use wood preservatives and varnish to seal his surfaces.

"These clowns are considered to be the fathers of the Kachinas. They behave in the usual manner of pueblo clowns, engaging in loud and boisterous conversation, immoderate actions, and gluttony."
Kachinas- An Artist's Documentary

This Kachina doll measures 9 1/2 inches tall. Base circumference measures 8 inches.