Hopi Kachinas: The Complete Guide to Collecting Kachina Dolls
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Description
Author: Wright, Barton
Publisher: Northland Press
Pub Date: 1981
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair. Binding tight. No marks, tears. One spot of water damage, about the size of a 50 cent piece to lower front cover edge and diminishing over the first 5 pages. Staining, wrinkling. Some edge and corner wear.
Notes: “The driving force of Hopi religion is the urgent need for water in any form, as rain for farming, for drinking water in the springs, or snow to replenish the land….Through the ages rain ritual was elaborated and joined to planting ritual, the growth of corn and Hopi melded, the successful rites of neighbors were added to further compound the ceremonies until the present complexity of Hopi belief was achieved. One element of this multi-faceted religion is the Kachina Cult, with every Hopi past the age of ten being an initiated member.” (From Chapter 1). There are more than 400 different Kachinas in Hopi and Pueblo culture.
