The Hina doll was purchased by the talented performer who originated the role of "Hina" in the Ulalena show in Maui. She currently directs her own shows for the aerial dance company, Samadhi, LLC on the Island of Oahu. If you click here you can see their website and video of the exciting Cirque du Soleil style aerial shows available on Oahu.
Hina - Goddess of the Moon
This cloth and paper clay doll depicts an acrobat trained at Cirque du Soleil.
Portraying the goddess of the heavens, Hina (from Maui folklore), the acrobat's body rests momentarily in the circle of the "full moon”.
High in the air, she reaches for the smaller ring above, which she will use to continue her act.
This doll received a first place award at the WOW!2003 competition sponsored by the Academy of American Doll Artists.
The light of the moon shines on the choppy “sea” created on the stage floor below.
"Hina" has a paper clay head, hands and feet on a wire and cloth body. She wears a one-piece lycra body suit and has hand applied mohair for her hair. A gold wire headdress accents her painted face.
This one-of-a-kind creation was sold.
Hina's wire stand is 20" tall on a 9" wooden base. The 18" doll swings freely in her circular apparatus.
* Dundore Dolls will not be shipped from Jan. 23rd to Feb. 16. If you would like to save a doll by ordering it now, you may do so with the understanding that the doll will be shipped on Feb. 16th. Thank you for visiting the Dundore Dolls website.
Marcia Dundore Wolter
705 Briar Lane
Morris IL 60450-1622
