When Jan Silverman of Fort Lauderdale wants the rain to stop, she speaks to the kachina doll in charge. Kachina dolls are Hopi Indian symbols of tribal beliefs dating back to prehistoric times. Each ...
From a traditional cradle doll hand-painted with natural pigments to a contemporary, intricate belly-ache doll dressed in feathers, no two Kachina dolls made by Hopi artist Sylvan Sahmea are exactly ...
Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Native American art has taken on many forms, ...
An hour and a half northwest of Flagstaff, Arizona, Hopi carvers carry on a tradition that has been passed down from father to son for generations. The product of that tradition, hand-carved Kachina ...
The Liriodendron Foundation in Bel Air will host an exhibit of Hopi Indian Style Kachina Dolls collected and also carved by Harford County Council President Richard Slutzky. A reception with the ...
Hopi Katsina dolls are on exhibit at the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art through May 4. Credit: Courtesy photo Hopi Katsina dolls, carved and colorfully decorated wooden figures, are more than just ...
Contemporary Hopi Kachina Dolls is a handy reference book for collectors of the carved and painted wooden figures. The Hopi have traditionally created kachinas as symbols of the spirits and dancers ...