Hear directly from Hopi carver Tayron Polequaptewa and Kelley Hays-Gilpin, MNA's curator of anthropology. One of Tayron's dolls is currently showing in our "Collecting in a Changing World" exhibition. Thanks to AZPM for this illuminating story.
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Hopi katsina 1890 #watercolor carved, typically fm. cottonwood root, instruct children re: immortal beings that bring rain, & control other aspects of the natural world - messengers between humans & spirit world. #artistsoninstagram #kachinadolls #weswaugh #boonenc #arizonaartist #heardmuseum