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Kachina Dolls: The Art of Hopi Carvers
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Description for Kachina Dolls: The Art of Hopi Carvers
Paperback. This authoritative book "provides a clear example, easily grasped by most readers, of how Native Americans, even members of tribes rooted in centuries of tradition, adapt to modern technologies and opportunities"(Choice). Inc ludes more than 100 photos, many in color. Num Pages: 161 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AFKC; WFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
161
Place of Publication
Tucson, United States
ISBN
9780816512645
SKU
V9780816512645
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