Pawik Kachina
by Rick Mosher
Title
Pawik Kachina
Artist
Rick Mosher
Medium
Digital Art - Digital Art
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Pawik Kachina (Hopi) Duck God. Kachinas (also spelled Katsinas, Katsinam, Katsinim, and other ways): This is a collective Hopi term for supernatural spirit beings, revered by the Hopi and other Pueblo peoples. There are hundreds of different Hopi katsina spirits; some of the most important include Eototo (weather spirit and chief of the kachinas), Angwusnasomtaka (Crow Mother, mother figure of all the kachinas), Kokopelli (the fertility spirit), Koshari (a sacred clown), Mongwa (owl spirit and enforcer of the law,) Angak'china (Long Haired kachina, a spirit of rain and flowers), and Mana (corn maidens, spirits of agriculture.) Kachina spirits are channeled by the Hopi in sacred dances with elaborate ritual dance costumes, and figurines of these sacred dancers are carved from cottonwood root.
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June 27th, 2017
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