Zora Tells The Story of Warrior Kachina On Second Hopi Mesa
Film made with the gracious permission of of Zora, Hopi potter from Second Mesa
Hopi kachina dolls have an important place in the cultural and economic life of the Hopi mesas. In this short film, renowned Hopi potter, Zora, discusses the significance of Warrior kachina, with a doll carved by her husband Edward, a master woodworker, who has been carving kachina dolls all of his life.
The Hopi live on mesas in North Easter Arizona, and have a proud and ancient heritage. They have the longest continuously inhabited villages in North America, and their religious and cultural life is rich with potent symbolism and a sense of relationship with the land they live in.
Kachina dolls play a complex, often misunderstood role in Hopi society that has dynamically evolved over time, and within the context of religious oppression and colonisation. The dolls purpose in the ‘Early Traditional’ period beginning in 1850 was often for the instruction of young girls and brides in the understanding of kachinas. These deities, natural elements, and ancestor spirits are an important part of Hopi cultural life. The majority are thought to live on Humphrey’s Peak, sixty miles west of the the mesas, and to visit the mesas between Winter solstice and mid-July, to dance, sing, bring gifts and rain.
Kachina dolls are hand carved on the wood of the cottonwood tree, and the forms of the dolls and the range of kachinas represented has evolved and grown over the last a hundred and seventy years, influenced by external demand for kachina dolls for sale.
In this film, Zora describes some of the attributes and significance of the Warrior kachina shown, the work of her husband Edward. It is truly an honour to be given a privileged insight into the process of creating these remarkable cottonwood carvings.
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30 ноя 2018
