Hopi Colored Mudhead Kachina by Cordell Talahytewa

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Here a Hopi Colored Mudhead Kachina it measure's 9 1/4" tall. The Mudhead leads the racers into the village and challenges villagers in contests to prove their strength. During the rests in a dance, Mudheads may engage in games with the boys and girls in the audience. At other times, only a single Mudhead may appear as a drummer for a group.Kachina Dolls and The Hopi Native AmericanThe Hopi Native American Tribe has always valued kachina dolls because kachina spirits areextremely important to their evryday life. Kachina dolls are made in the image of various kachina spirits which the Hopi worship. The kiva has been at the heart of Hopi tradition for over one thousand years. Kiva ceremonies take place in sacred, round ceremonial chambers. Hopi Native Americans believe life began in the kivas. The Hopi believes that first people to live on earth left their dark home in the earth's interior and climbed from the kiva upward toward the light and the present world. They also believe they will return to the underworld after death. Kachinas were the spiritual beings who taught the Hopis how to live on earth after their emergence. The kachina dolls are religious icons. They represent the spiritual essence of everything in the world. In a way they're like statues of saints. The word "Kachina," Katsina or Qatsina, means "life Bringer," in the read more

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