Book

Hopi Kachinas

Museum of the American Indian, Heye FoundationNew York • Published In 1971 • Pages:

By: Kennard, Edward A. (Edward Allan), Earle, Edwin.

Abstract
The dances and ceremonials of the Pueblo Indians are some of the most colorful and elaborate performances still carried on by Native Americans in the United States. This source, which focuses on the Hopi of Oraibi in the 1930s, presents a detailed study of the various dance and ceremonial dramas which play such an important role in the lives of the people, creating and sustaining a sense of well-being between man the spirit world of the Kachinas. Kennard's text provides much information on the role of the Kachinas in Hopi life, the masks and other materials used to impersonate these spirits in the ceremonials, the annual ceremonial cycle at Oraibi, the intricate (e. g., Powama and Kachina society initiation ceremonies). The text is beautifully illustrated with paintings (plates 1-28) depicting the various Kachina spirits as impersonated in the dances.
Subjects
Organized ceremonial
Dance
Representative art
Sodalities
culture
Hopi
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Types
Ethnologist
Artist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1988
Field Date
1932-1938
Coverage Date
1930s
Coverage Place
Oraibi Pueblo, northeastern Arizona, United States
Notes
by Edwin Earle. Text by Edward A. Kennard
Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-50)
plates repaginated as pp. 51-107
LCCN
71139867
LCSH
Hopi Indians