Book

Ritual in Pueblo art: Hopi life in Hopi painting

Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation24 • Published In 1970 • Pages: vii, 81

By: Harvey, Byron.

Abstract
This source contains images of 185 paintings by native Hopi artists. All of these artworks were commissioned for this collection, and are permanently exhibited at the Museum of the American Indian in New York. Topics include: the life cycle; ritual life, including several important ceremonies and the Kachina cult; clowns and clowning; curing; and economic life, including farming, hunting and basketmaking. Biographical sketches of the artists are also provided. Each of the images (pp. 85-190) is described in the first half of the source (pp. 9-69).
Subjects
Representative art
Personal grooming
Normal garb
Shamans and psychotherapists
Magical and mental therapy
Ornament
Humor
Postures
Athletic sports
Mats and basketry
Gift giving
Dwellings
Masonry
Dance
Diet
culture
Hopi
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Art Patron
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Christopher Latham ; 1988
Field Date
1964-1966
Coverage Date
1964-1966
Coverage Place
Hopi Pueblo, Second Mesa, northeastern Arizona, United States
Notes
Byron Harvey
All information presented about the artworks, both in the text and in the images is indexed for Representative Art (532). Furthermore, every image and its corresponding text are indexed identical subjects. Thus the set of subjects under which each artwork is indexed is a compilation of information from both the image and the text.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-81)
figures paginated as pp. 83-190
LCCN
67030973
LCSH
Hopi Indians