Transcript Hopi Kachina Dolls

Hopi
Kachina
Dolls
These uniquely Hopi
artworks are called
"dolls," but that is a bit of
a misnomer. Kachinas (or
katsinas) are actually
stylized religious icons,
meticulously carved from
cottonwood root and
painted to represent
figures from Hopi
mythology.
Tcof
(Antelope Kachina)
Usually accompanied by the Wolf Kachina.
He makes the rains come and the
grass grow. Appears in Mixed Dances.
Kachina were stylized figures
that often combined human
and animal forms together into
one figure.
Suprai Kanin
(Cohonino Kachina)
Represents the Havasupai neighbors
to the west.
These figurines were symbols for
different things around them,
from other tribes, to the spirits
of animals, wind, rocks, plants,
rain, etc.
Tsitoto
(Flower Kachina)
Appears in Water Serpent Ceremony
Headdresses were normally
elaborate and were the center
of attention.
Ang-Akchina
(Long Hair Kachina)
The bringer of gentle rains and
flowers.
The painted designs on these
Kachinas usually had
distinctively bold lines, dots,
shapes, and colors.
Kipok
(War Kachina Leader)
Appears in Plaza Dance
Konin
(Cohonino Kachina)
Sometimes these shapes
and colors were arranged
to create different
overlapped shapes, such
as the large triangle
formed by the stacked
smaller triangles to make
the mouth.
Horomana
(Cold Bringing
Woman)
Muzribi
(Bean Kachina)
Represents a prayer
for increased beans.
Appears in Powamu
Bear Dance and
Mixed Dances.
Clown Kachinas
Na-ngasohu
(Chasing Star or
Planet Kachina)
Probably Hemis
or
Sio Hemis
(Jemez or Zuni Hemis
Corn Kachina)
Most often used in the
Niman or Going Home
Ceremony. The first
Kachina to bring corn to
the Hopi.