On view until June 23, 2013 at the Autry National Center in Los Angeles is
Katsina in Hopi Life, featuring remarkable katsina (kachina) dolls from the Autry's Southwest Museum of the American Indian Collection. Katsinam (the plural form of katsina) are spiritual beings who represent all aspects of life and travel to be with the Hopi people of Arizona six months of the year. Told from the Hopi perspective, this exhibition shares the unique relationship the Hopi have with the katsinam, focusing on the values, lessons, and encouraging messages learned from them.
Visit the exhibition's official website.
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| Pusukíntaqa-Kooyemsi - Drummer-Mudhead Katsina - Hopi, Clayton Kaniatobe - 2007 |
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| Patang - Squash Katsina - Hopi, R. Phillips - 1990s |
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| Pangwu - Mountain Sheep Katsina - Hopi - 1960s |
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| Kooyemsi - Mudhead Katsina - Hopi, Duane Tawahongva - Circa 1999 |
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| Kòoninkatsina - Havasupai Katsina - Hopi - 1900s |
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| Töövkatsina - Antelope Katsina - Hopi - Circa 1930 |
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| Hemiskatsina - Hopi, Kayquopieuh - Circa 1990 |
Information and images courtesy of the Autry National Center
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