Fifty Year Span of Hopi Katsina Dolls
October 05, 2012 until December 31, 2012
An exhibit of Hopi Katsina dolls spanning fifty years, from the 1930s to the 1980s, will be on display and for sale from October 5th through December 31st, 2012. The Katsina dolls are representations of the Hopi Supernatural Gods and are made in doll form as presents from the Katsinas to the females of the pueblo. These presentations are made twice annually to every female of the village, the first one being at the first Katsina dance in mid-February and the second one made at the last Katsina dance of the season in mid-July. These dolls are retained by the females as educational items through which they learn the identity and function of the Hopi Katsinas. There will be no artist's reception.