1900 HOPI ARIZONA NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS NAKOPAN PERSONAGES Antique Litho Print

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1900 HOPI ARIZONA NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS NAKOPAN PERSONAGES Antique Litho Print:
$6.85

I pleased to offer a stunning collection of images of Hopi Kachinas, or spirit-beings, drawn by native artists and published as chromolithographs by the Smithsonian’s 21st Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, circa 1900.

The Hopi peoples of Arizona and New Mexico believe in hundreds of supernatural spirits who control everything from the Environment and weather to everyday health and quality of life. The Hopi peoples believe that to have a successful harvest and a well-balanced life, they must have the favor of the Kachinas, which translates to “life-givers.” The Hopi hold ceremonies to communicate with and give gifts to the supernaturals. A Hopi man, aged 10-80, assumes the revered mask and costume of a particular Kachina and become its earthly representative. His actions transmit the prayers of the community to the spirits. He also allows the Kachina to act through him, enabling him to cure disease, bring rain or good crops, or anything the Kachina’s specific power can grant.
By the end of the 19th century, early ethnologists began to collect the history and information about the Kachina ceremonies. Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes of the Smithsonian’s Bureau of American Ethnology wished to have a collection of Kachina pictures without the influence of foreigners. Three Hopi artists – Kutcahonauu, his uncle Homovi, and Winuta - were given paper, pencils, brushes and paints to make these representations. Published circa 1900, the drawings remain a valuable resource for anthropologists, and for people of other pueblos reconnecting with the Kachina traditions. More information about Kachinas and this collection can be found at the Nizhoni Gallery website.
Each chromolithograph retains its bright colors on creamy paper with toned edges. Each print measures approximately 11 ½” x 7 ½”.
Original old chromolithograph print(not a modern reproduction) comes from Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology
To the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, circa 1900.
Published by WASHINGTON Government Printing Office during 1890-1900s.
Condition can be see from the scan. The print has slight bend on the left bottom corner.

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