Author : Helga Teiwes
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 37,89 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780816512645
Traces the history of Hopi kachina dolls as an art form, explains the role of Kachina dolls in Hopi culture, and profiles twenty-seven modern kachina doll carvers
Author : Tom Moore
Publisher : Schiffer Craft
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,53 MB
Release : 2000-11
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780764312434
This fascinating book provides patterns, respectful background information, and step-by-step instructions for carving and painting the kachina-style dolls Corn Dancer, Poli Sio Hemis, and Crow Mother in the traditional manner. The authors carvings feature the traditional belly-acher pose, bright colors of the 1980s style, and the all-wood approach currently favored by Hopi carvers. The book includes a photo gallery, index of terms, and lists of tools and materials used.
Author : Theda Bassman
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 18,28 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN :
Contemporary Kachina dolls are beautifully illustrated with over 150 color photos. The lives of the carvers who make them are explored in depth. Twenty-five of today's important Kachina carvers have been interviewed for a first-hand glimpse into their work.
Author : Helga Teiwes
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 46,92 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780816512645
Much has been written about the popular kachina dolls carved by the Hopi Indians of northern Arizona, but little has been revealed about the artistry behind them. Now Helga Teiwes describes the development of this art form from early traditional styles to the action-style kachina dolls made popular in galleries throughout the world, and on to the kachina sculptures that have evolved in the last half of the 1980s. Teiwes explains the role of the Katsina spirit in Hopi religion and that of the kachina doll—the carved representation of a Katsina—in the ritual and economic life of the Hopis. 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. Unique to this book are Teiwes's description of the most recent trends in kachina doll carving and her profiles of twenty-seven modern carvers, including such nationally known artists as Alvin James Makya and Cecil Calnimptewa. Enhancing the text are more than one hundred photographs, including twenty-five breathtaking color plates that bring to life the latest examples of this popular art form.
Author : Barton Wright
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,8 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780890135952
The first colonial cartographer of New Mexico, he helped create the culturally unique santero tradition that still thrives today.
Author : Erik Bromberg
Publisher : Schiffer Craft
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 32,24 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN :
The beautiful diversity of Hopi Kachina dolls is pictorially presented to show past, present, and evolving styles. These carved representations of ceremonial figures taking part in celebrations of the Kachina religion are popular collectibles. This book serves to explain, compare, and present the variety of dolls through color pictures, line drawings, and a concise text.
Author : Alph H. Secakuku
Publisher :
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 27,86 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN :
In 1975 The Heard Museum published a catalogue of the Barry Goldwater collection of Hopi kachina dolls. The catalog is no longer in print, but the Museum's collection is hereby made accessible in print once again. Beautiful color photographs of 200 kachina dolls are combined with sensitive commentary by a Hopi author. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Chuck Rosenak
Publisher :
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 32,70 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Art
ISBN :
The definitive guide to the richly imaginative folk art of the Navajo. Witty polka-dotted chickens. Purple pickup trucks sculpted out of mud. A Navajo grandma riding an orange cardboard giraffe. For more than two decades, Chuck and Jan Rosenak have been avid collectors of unique pieces of Navajo folk art like this. Their collection, research, and writing have helped to define and illustrate an art form that ranges from wooden carvings of eerie three-headed skinwalkers to vibrant pictures painted on old bed sheets. This new edition of the Rosenaks' groundbreakingNavajo Folk Artis the essential guide to a comic, intensely creative, truly American art.
Author : Eric Geneste
Publisher : Somogy Art Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,75 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Hopi dolls
ISBN : 9782757204634
Mischievous, roguish, or kind spirits of nature represented by handmade children's dolls, known as kachinas, are explored in this colorful volume in the context of the Hopi and Zuñi Native American cultures of New Mexico and Arizona. The study covers their origins, the religious practices surrounding them, their creator's carving styles, restoration, ornamentation, and a chapter on the world's oldest known kachina. Illustrating the Western culture's fascination with the strong suggestive power of these figurines, this investigation also delves into their form within the context of ritual celebrations, during which they are embodied by masked and costumed dancers. This edition is written in both English and French.
Author : Jonathan S. Day
Publisher : Northland Publishing
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 44,20 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN :
Here is the essential addition to the collection of anyone who is interested in Kachinas, not only those found on store shelves or in museums, but also those found in Hopi homes. Johnathan Day gives the reader an in-depth look at the differences between contemporary dolls made for collectors and traditional kachinas made for ceremonial use. A rare glimpse into the lives of the carvers, this unique book explains the cultural significance of the kachina and the growing popularity of collecting traditional-style dolls. The ninety color photographs and intimate interviews with the artists will take the reader into an art form that celebrates the cultural depths of the Hopis.
