By Harold S. Colton
A Hopi Indian will inform you kachina is a supernatural being who's impersonated by means of a guy donning a masks. Small wood dolls carved within the likenesses of a number of the kachinas are used to aid educate Hopi little ones the tribal faith and traditions. each one baby gets a doll made specifically for him through his male family members. He treasures the doll and experiences it in order that he can discover ways to realize and recognize the host of spirit kachinas that individuals the Hopi world.Kachinas are tough to categorise simply because assorted Hopi pueblos have various rules approximately their visual appeal and their services. The overdue Dr. Harold S. Colton pointed out 266 other kinds of kachina dolls, and during this booklet he describes the which means, the making, and the vital beneficial properties of them all. every one form of doll is pictured in a simplified line drawing. there's additionally an illustrated key to assist the collector establish a number of the forms.
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Fewkes, 1903. 49 Wik-china Greasy Kachina, a Runner Black sack mask with white circles around the mouth and eyes. Fox skin ruff. Breech clout and red hair skirt, blue belt. Fox skin hangs down back. Body painted black with pink neck, forearms, and lower legs. Carries a yucca leaf whip and smears his victims with black paint. He acts as a guard or "policeman" in the ceremony of cleaning the springs. Fewkes, 1903. Page 33 50 Novantsi-tsiloaqa a Runner. ''He Strips You" Sack mask, painted yellow on one side and blue on the other at Second Mesa, and red on one side and yellow on the other at Oraibi.
Glue is sometimes used now. When the carving is completed and the accessories added, the doll is ready to be painted, but before the color is laid on, the craftsman covers the figure with a layer of kaolin as an undercoat. As this undercoat is not bound to the wood, it may peel off, which makes old kachina dolls have a shabby appearance. On the white kaolin surface the artist places his Page 10 colors; for green or blue he uses copper carbonate, malachite; for black he procures soot or corn smut, a fungus that grows on corn plants and which has a religious significance; for red, ground hematite (iron sesquioxide); for yellow, limonite (iron hydroxide); for white, kaolin.
Body paint may be any color but is usually white or red with yellow bird tracks. Carries a yucca leaf whip. Fewkes, 1903. 49 Wik-china Greasy Kachina, a Runner Black sack mask with white circles around the mouth and eyes. Fox skin ruff. Breech clout and red hair skirt, blue belt. Fox skin hangs down back. Body painted black with pink neck, forearms, and lower legs. Carries a yucca leaf whip and smears his victims with black paint. He acts as a guard or "policeman" in the ceremony of cleaning the springs.