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Identifies 266 Different Kachina Dolls, Their Meaning, Making And Principal Features. - By Harold S. Colton - Paperback
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Digitally Printed on Archival Photographic Paper resulting in vivid, pure color and exceptional detail that is suitable for museum or gallery display.
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Kachina are ancestral spirits which act as intermediaries between humans and the gods. The identity of each Kachina is depicted by the specific shape of the mask, intricate use of color, and elaborate ornamentation with feathers, leather, and fabric. Each Kachina is also portrayed using distinct behavior, dance steps, gestures, and vocalizations. This print is of Kachina Dolls and is set on a black background with little symbols inbetween and is nicely done by Elizabeth Studios.
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Teiwes explains the role of the Katsina spirit in Hopi religion and that of the kachina dollthe carved representation of a Katsina-in the ritual and economic life of the Hopi. In tracing the history of the kachina doll in Hopi culture, she shows how these wooden figures have changed since carvers came to be influenced by their marketability among Anglos and how their carving has been characterized by increasingly refined techniques.
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To the Hopi and Zuni Indians of northern Arizona and New Mexico, kachinas are supernatural beings that help them in their everyday lives. According to ritual, tribesmen impersonate both male and female kachinas and perform dances to call forth assistance from these supernatural forces. The Crow Mother is considered by some Hopis to be hoots disapproval if they are noisy or misbehave. The fierce Black Ogre demands food from the children and threatens to eat them if not satisfied. These 6" hand painted...
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Andy Warhol "Kachina Dolls II.371 from Cowboys and Indians Suite" 1986
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Little Kachina Dolls These little kachina dolls have each been finely hand sculpted out wood and beautifully hand painted with their traditional southwestern designs. These little kachina dolls may range in height from 3-3/8" to 3-3/4" including the wooden bases. These little kachinas dolls are signed by the Navajo Indian artist L. Multine. Little Kachina Dolls
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A Hopi Indian will tell you that a kachina is a supernatural being who is impersonated by a man wearing a mask. Small wooden dolls carved in the likenesses of the various kachinas are used to help teach Hopi children the tribal religion and traditions. Each child receives a doll made especially for him by his male relatives. He treasures the doll and studies it so that he can learn to recognize and respect the host of spirit kachinas that people the Hopi world. Kachinas are difficult to classify...
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This wholesale lot features three different hand made Navajo Indian Kachina Dolls. They're a great way to stock up your store with Native American southwestern art. This set includes a Roadrunner, a Ram, and a Mudhead Dancer. They were made the old fashioned way, hand carved out of genuine soft wood and masterfully hand painted with vibrant traditional designs. They are dressed with genuine buckskin leather, feathers, and fur. These brilliant kachinas average about 10" tall including the wood base...
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Used - Contains over 300 drawn color sketches of kachina dolls, with types of masks, body paint, clothing, moccasins, jewelry, tabletas, articles used and carried, and the meaning of symbols.
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Foil, epee and saber, leather wrapped or metal, they always mean a great sport!
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Description (South West Coast) Kachina Dolls: Lightning, Corn, Snow & Hail. Hopi or Zuni
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Cut and Make Kachina Dolls
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Very few left In Stock! Order soon -- product may sell out.
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Your Native American Indian Collection won't be complete without these Colorfully Painted Kachina Dolls.
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This Wholsale Lot of Shalako Kachina Dolls is the perfect way to stock up your store or trading post. These highly collectible hand made Kachina Dolls come in miniture sizes. This is the way Kachina Dolls were made back in the fifties and sixties to make more accessible to children. These kachina Dolls have each been hand crafted out of wood and hand painted with traditional designs. This lot features some Crow Mothers, Long Hairs, and others. They range in height from 3-1/2" to 4-1/2". This set...
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Hopi Kachinas (the Complete Guide To Collecting Kachina Dolls) (illustrated) (paperback)
Hopi Kachinas (the Complete Guide To Collecting Kachina Dolls) (illustrated) (paperback) - By Barton Wright
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Kachina Dolls: A Checklist . Compiled by Janet Kertzie. 1990. Buffalo, NY: Buffalo Museum of Science.
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We have been asked for copies of "Collecting Kachina Dolls 1880-1940" This edition is a hand-printed, transitional state before the third edition. Each copy is signed by the author, Alan Kessler, who holds the world record for a Kachina Doll sold at auction ($294,000), a Hopi Shalako Mana c. 1880 sold at Sotheby's, Native American Indian Art, Lot 20, Dec. 4, 1997.The second,Alan Kessler collection of great kachina dolls will be sold at Sotheby's,New York, May 8,2006 Collecting Kachina Dolls consists...
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Vol 54, Number 4, in a continuing series, Platueau, published quarterly by Museum of Northern Arizona. Introduction to Hopi Kachinas, the Ceremonial Year, Hopi Kachina Dolls.
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There may be over two hundred fifty Katsinas known to the Hopi Indians of Arizona, they appear on the Hopi Mesas on seasonal basis, starting from December through July. On Third Mesa, Qoqoles first arrive in December to "open" up the kivas for more Katsinas to come, they bring with them their comical behavior and crops from the past harvest. Soon after, night dances are followed, starting from January through March. Katsina day dances are held from March through July, ending with the Home dance...
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Description: Andrew L. Sahmie, Very finely carved pair of fully decorated dancers in action including a White Buffalo and a Black Buffalo. Approx. 11" each
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