Hopi Kachina Dolls

With a Key to Their Identification

Harold Sellers Colton

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University of New Mexico Press
30 May 1970

Art of indigenous peoples; Carvings: artworks; Needlework & fabric crafts

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 to 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 recognised and respect the host of spirit kachinas that people the Hopi world. Kachinas are difficult to classify because different Hopi pueblos have different ideas about their appearance and their functions. The late Dr Harold Colton identified 266 different kinds of kachina dolls, and in this book he describes the meaning, the making, and the principal features of all of them.

By: Harold Sellers Colton
Imprint: University of New Mexico Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 358g
ISBN: 9780826301802
ISBN 10: 0826301800
Pages: 150
Publication Date: 30 May 1970
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Harold S Colton

Reviews for Hopi Kachina Dolls: With a Key to Their Identification

The most comprehensive study to date on the Indian deities. The most comprehensive study to date on the Indian deities. After even a cursory glance at the book you will yearn for a kachina of your own. Of prime importance to collectors and all others wishing to distinguish the genuine Hopi work from the spurious dolls. Collectors and museum curators will welcome the revised edition of this book. It remains the best single listing of Kachintihu available.