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The Brokeshoulder family, members of the Tobacco Clan from Hotevilla Village on Third Mesa. From left to right: Randy, Nick (the dad) and Brent. |
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A beautiful Palhkwmana or ButterFly Maiden, by Randy. 27 inches high and 18 inches across. $850. (Santa Fe) |
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This very nice Mudhead/Koyemsi by Randy is inches high and priced at $ |
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A fearsome Tsaveyo katinsa by Nick. 17 inches high. $400 (Santa Fe) |
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A Marau katins by Randy, 185 inches high. $550. The Maraw katsina belongs to the Maraw Women’s Society and there is a male and female version. In appearance it closely resembles the Tasaf or Navajo-derived katsinas except for its toothsome mouth. Maraw is also the name for a winged insect, passingly similar in appearance to the dragonfly. It is said to be represent moisture and his visor symbolizes the rainbow. (Santa Fe) |
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One not often seen: the Qaala or Packrat katsina. its face contains spotted corn, rain and rainbow motifs. 13 inches high. $350 (Santa Fe) |
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A Sakwa Hon or Blue Bear katsina by Randy. The bear is a warrior or hunter katsina, is also associated with healing and may appear with the Sikya Hon or Yellow Bear to accompany He’e’e – the Warrior Maiden. 13 inches high and #$350 (Santa Fe) |
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A Rio Grande style So-wing or Deer katsina by Nick. It stands 20 inches high and is priced at $500. (Santa Fe) |
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A Sikya Matya or Yellow Hand katsina, one of the racers. 14.5 inches high and $260. (Santa Fe) |
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A Kweo or Wolf katsina by Randy. 13 inches high and $350. Kweo is one of the side dancers who appears whenever Deer, Ram or Cow katsinas are dancing. (Santa Fe) |
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A Sio Hemis (Zuni style Hemis) by Randy. Just over 19 inches high and $650. (Tucson ) |
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A type of Tasaf katsina known as Yeibitsaye in Hopi, represenitng the Navajo people. By Randy. 14.5 inches to the tip of the feathers. $400. (Tucson) |
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Oneof the Runner katsina, this Aya or Rattle is 12 inches high and $270. (Santa Fe) |
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This older (and rare) version of the Kokopelli katsina by Randy can be found illustrated in Alph Secakuku's excellent book on Hopi religion entitled Hopi Katsina Tradition: Following the Sun and the Moon. A dramatic 21 inches high, it is priced at $600. (Tucson) |
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A delicately painted Tasap Mana, or Navajo Maiden by Randy. 12 inches high to the tip of the feathers. $270. (Santa Fe) |
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This is a PUTSKÒOKATSINA Named for a type of fly, this katsina often carries a Hopi throwing stick, used in hunting rabbits. The dots on the mask represent the constellations we know as the Big Dipper and the Pleiades. The katsina appears in pairs at the beginning of the katsina year as a part of a ritual designed to insure fertility – specifically the continuation or renewal of the life cycle. (Santa Fe) An impressive 17.5 inches high and $650 |
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Morivisi by Randy Brokeshoulder. It measures a full 15 inches high. $450. This particular carving represents a katsina known as Morivosi (mis-spelled in many books on katsinas a Muzribi). It is a Bean katsina and said to re$present the spirit of all beans planted by the Hopi. (Tucson) |
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