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Kachinas and Figure Carvings At Turquoise Tortoise Gallery
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Sedona’s Turquoise Tortoise Gallery has worked with generations of Native American artists over its thirty-seven year history and will begin the New Year with a unique showcase. The gallery will focus on figure carvings linking ancient traditions with contemporary interpretations throughout the month of January. The kachina “doll” is perhaps the best-known Indian figure carving today – especially among collectors – and yet kachinas are not dolls at all but something quite a bit more. To the Hopi Indians, kachinas are a spiritual basis for a complex mixture of belief, ritual and ceremony. These are traditions that have been passed down through the generations and the “dolls” have played an important role in that. It is believed there are between 300-400 kachinas recognizable to the Hopi people and the “dolls” were, and still are, used to teach the children so they may learn the significance of different figures. Kachinas are also used during spiritual reflection and, more and more, as an art form among the people. The core beliefs tied to these figures, the dances held by them, and the qualities linking them to spirit do not lend themselves to casual description. The “dolls” themselves are carved from cottonwood root, a light, sturdy wood for carving and hand-painted in the colors identified with the kachina. The gallery features superb work by Hopi artists, Wilfred Kaye, Troy LaPointe and Andy Rickey. To see these figure carvings and learn more about kachinas visit Turquoise Tortoise Gallery at Sedona’s Hozho Center or call 928-282-2262, email mail@turqtortsedona.com or visit www.turqtortsedona.com. |
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