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Hardcover Hopi Kachina Dolls and Their Carvers Book

ISBN: 0887403735

ISBN13: 9780887403736

Hopi Kachina Dolls and Their Carvers

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Book Overview

Kachina dolls are carved from cottonwood by Hopi artists in Arizona to represent the many spirits of their religion. Old examples are preserved at the Heard Museum in Phoenix and most of the important Indian museums nationally. Today, modern Hopi artists continue to make exquisite Kachina dolls, and they have become very sought after by a growing number of collectors world-wide. The reader of this new book is able to grasp the art of Kachina wood...

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Rated 5 stars
Magnificent Native American Art

I have many hundreds of books and magazines on various types of woodworking, and this is one of my favorites. Gene Balzer has beautifully photographed some of the finest Native American art, by 25 of the best Hopi carvers of the late 1980s. Author Theda Bassman has also included interviews with each of these carvers. These interviews reveal the simplicity of the Hopi, the pervasive reverence of their culture, and a remarkably...

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Kachina carver talk about their art and the meanings behind

This is really one of the most unusual Kachina art books out there. Besides the exquisite photography of Gene Balzer, Theda Bassman delves into how the new carvers who adapted to all wood carving feel about their craft and what it means to them to be a carver. One gets a real sense that the artists themselves come alive and in this way, bring their art alive. They demonstrate a trust in talking with Ms. Bassman, who...

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