Hopi Katsina dolls, carved and colorfully decorated wooden figures, are more than just beautiful works of art: They represent Katsinam spirits believed to. No paywalls. No subscriptions.

Darance Makwesa Chimerica, one of the three Hopi carvers featured at the cultural weekend exhibition at Cabot’s Pueblo Museum, has participated in shows around the United States and in Japan.

Traditionally, Pueblo Indians, including the Hopi and Zuni, mark important cultural events by dressing in colorful masks and costumes and dancing to invoke their spirits, called katsinam (commonly ...

Older Kachina dolls, pre-1945 for the most part, trimmed with real fur and eagle feathers, can be seen preserved in important Indian museums. Modern Hopi artists continue to make exquisite Kachina ...

Kachina: Spirit of the Hopi June 19 - November 20, 2004. For the ... Traditional kachina dolls are made of cottonwood and painted with natural pigments. They are not toys but are used as teaching ...

The last of the three ancients vanished from the area around 1300 AD, four hundred years before the first Hopi appeared. Also displayed within the exhibit are Hopi Kachinas dolls that are symbols ...

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 ...

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. Eac… ...

A clay doll patterned after a Hopi Indian religious symbol was taken aboard the space shuttle Columbia, prompting some Hopis to complain that the figurine isn't authentic. The 4{-inch kachina ...