Book
Hopi kachina dolls: with a key to their identification
University of New Mexico Press • Albuquerque • Published In 1959 • Pages:
By: Colton, Harold Sellers.
Abstract
This source presents a very detailed study of Hopi kachina dolls -- what they represent, their principal features and descriptions, and, occupying the major portion of this work, a key to their identification. A brief chapter (chapter 5) also discusses some of the major deities in the Hopi pantheon which generally are considered as distinct from the kachina spirits. The term “kachina” as used by the author, is sometimes confusing since it not only refers to the dolls themselves, but also to the spirit beings and and their human impersonators in the various Hopi ceremonials. The reader will find that only the context of the passage will provide the necessary clue(s) to the specific reference indicated. An index at the end of the source presents an alphabetical listing of the various kachinas and deities as the appear in the text.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Natural Scientist
- Artisan
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1988
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Second Mesa and Oraibi Pueblo, northeastern Arizona, United States
- Notes
- By Harold S. Colton. Color photos by Jack Breed
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 142) and index
- LCCN
- 59005480
- LCSH
- Hopi Indians