Kachina Doll

picture info	Kachina Doll A kachina (; also katchina, katcina, or katsina; Hopi: ''katsina'' , plural ''katsinim'' ) is a spirit being in the religious beliefs of the Pueblo peoples, Native American cultures located in the south-western part of the United States. In the Pueblo cultures, kachina rites are practiced by the Hopi, Zuni, Hopi-Tewa, and certain Keresan tribes, as well as in most Pueblo tribes in New Mexico. The kachina concept has three different aspects: the supernatural being, the kachina dancers, and kachina dolls (small dolls carved in the likeness of the kachina, that are given only to those who are, or will be responsible for the respectful care and well-being of the doll, such as a mother, wife, or sister). Overview Kachinas are spirits or personifications of things in the real world. These spirits are believed to visit the Hopi villages during the first half of the year. The local pantheon of kachinas varies from pueblo community to community. A kachina can represent anything in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ahöla Ahöla, also known as Ahul, is a spirit being, a kachina, embodied by a man, in Hopi religion. Ahöla is one of the important chief katsinam for First and Second Mesas because he opens the mid-winter Powamu ceremony, sometimes called the bean planting festival. On the first night of the festival, he performs inside a kiva, the subterranean, ceremonial space, before going with the Powamu Chief to give prayer feathers to Kachina Spring at dawn. Afterwards, Ahöla and the Powamu Chief visit all of the kivas and ceremonial houses, giving out bean and corn plants and marking the doorways with stripes of cornmeal. At the end of the ceremony, Ahöla descends to a shrine, bows four times to the sun, and asks for health, happiness, long life, and good crops. Ahöla is also the friend of Eototo and one legend tells of Ahöla having his throat cut to let Eototo escape. SourcesMesa Verde National Park * Wright, Barton. ''Kachinas: A Hopi Artist's Documentary.'' Seventh Edition. Flagstaff, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	Eototo Eototo is a Wuya, one of the major kachina deities of the Hopi people and the personification of nature. He is the protagonist of the Powamu ritual. He is a chief and "father" of the katsinas,"Kachina, Eototo." ''Burke Museum.'' Retrieved 22 Jan 2012. second only to Angwusnasomtaka . He is similar in many ways to Aztec god Ometeotl, and is considered the bringer of nature gifts. Eototo is said to come from the red land of the south. Every year, he travels north to bring back clouds and rain. Eototo belongs to the Bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Angwusnasomtaka In Hopi mythology, Angwusnasomtaka, also known as Tümas, is a kachina (a spirit represented by a masked doll). She is a wuya, one of the chief kachinas and is considered the mother of all the hú and all the kachinas. During the Powamu celebration, she leads the initiation rites for the uninitiated children into the Powamu and Kachina societies. This includes the ritual of whipping them with yucca whips. This is a formal ritual and the whipping kachinas are careful in their actions during the ceremonial whipping. In English, she is known as Crow Mother. Her trusted helper is Eototo Eototo is a Wuya, one of the major kachina deities of the Hopi people and the personification of nature. He is the protagonist of the Powamu ritual. He is a chief and "father" of the katsinas, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Angak In Hopi mythology, Angak or Angak'china is a male Hopi kachina spirit, represented by spirit dancers and a corresponding kachina doll figure, known to non-hopis as ''Longhair'' or ''Long Hair.'' Angak is originally from the Zuni Pueblo. The goal of the Angak spirit is to bring rain and flowers to the Hopi villages. Angak sings sweet songs to bring rain. Further, he represents a healing and protective figure. There are many varieties of Angak, such as the red-bearded ''Hokyan Angak'china.'' He is present and relatively popular throughout the Hopi and Hopi-Tewa areas of Arizona and New Mexico. Dance The dance of this figure is slow. Angak dancers arrive in the villages grouped with White or Yellow Corn Maidens and sing positive melodies. Angak spirit dancers are often present at the home dance, ''Niman''. Representation Figures of Angak will have waist-length black hair, a traditional male Hopi hairstyle, and a black beard to mid chest. The figure traditionally wears a full length ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Alosaka In Hopi mythology, Muyingwa is one of the kachinas (alternately spelled Katsinam) responsible for the germination of seeds. Alosaka is another katchina responsible for growth of crops, and possibly an alternate name or alternate aspect of Muyingwa. As with other Katchinas Muyingwa and Alosaka are spirits represented by dolls and performed with masks at ceremonies (also called kachinas). They are said to live in the San Francisco Peaks to the west of the Hopi Reservation. Alosaka refers to two wooden idols called the Alosaka. These idols or kachinas (or katsinam) were part of a shrine at the village of Awatobi, situated south of Keams Canyon Keams Canyon ( Hopi: Pongsikya or Pongsikvi; nv, ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The population was 304 at the 2010 census. Pongsikya is a narrow box canyon that is named after a plant of edible gr ... on the eastern edge of the Hopi reservation. Awatobi was destroyed around 1700, however th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]