Hopi Kachina Native American Sunface Wood Art Signed E Adams SouthWestArtisans

Description

This is a Vintage HOPI Kachina doll from the Hopi Pueblo South Western US, "SUNFACE". Beautiful hand carved (from a solid piece of wood) and hand painted Native American work of art. This piece was made and signed by E. Adams, a member of the Hopi tribe & renowned carver.
Height: About 13 inches
Width: about 3-4 inches
According to the Hopi culture, Kachinas are spirits or personifications of things in the real world. These spirits are believed to visit the Hopi villages during the first half of the year. The local pantheon of kachinas varies from pueblo community to community. A kachina can represent anything in the natural world or cosmos, from a revered ancestor to an element, a location, a quality, a natural phenomenon, or a concept; there may be kachinas for the sun, stars, thunderstorms, wind, corn, insects, as well as many other concepts.
Kachinas are understood as having human-like relationships, such as having uncles, sisters, and grandmothers, as well as marrying and having children. Although not worshipped, each is viewed as a powerful being who, if given veneration and respect, can use his particular power for human good, bringing rainfall, healing, fertility, or protection, for example. The central theme of kachina beliefs and practices as explained by Wright (2008) is "the presence of life in all objects that fill the universe. Everything has an essence or a life force, and humans must interact with these or fail to survive."