When Jan Silverman of Fort Lauderdale wants the rain to stop, she speaks to the kachina doll in charge. Kachina dolls are Hopi Indian symbols of tribal beliefs dating back to prehistoric times. Each ...

The Brigham Young University''s Museum of Peoples and Cultures is currently displaying the Kachinas and the Hopi Worlds exhibit. The exhibit explores the conflict between the Hopi''s traditional oral ...

About 70 masks were auctioned in Paris by Neret-Minet Tessier %26 Sarrou French judge rejected motion to stop auction Lawyer bought one of the masks himself to present to Hopi tribe PHOENIX -- One of ...

For the Hopi of Northern Arizona, farming and gardening provide not only sustenance but are fundamental sources of tradition and culture. Archeological records suggest the Hopi began their ...

Cottonwood is for sale outside Tsakurshovi, Joe and Janice Day's shop on Second Mesa in the heart of the Hopi reservation. Hopi kachina dolls are carved from these tree roots. When Jonathan Day was ...

To the Hopi, kachinas are spirit-beings associated with rain, corn, animals and other elements critical to life in the desert. Dolls of the same name are crafted for children — not as toys, but as ...

Contemporary Hopi Kachina Dolls is a handy reference book for collectors of the carved and painted wooden figures. The Hopi have traditionally created kachinas as symbols of the spirits and dancers ...

If she wasn't a master kachina carver, she was pretty darn close. Mae Kathleen Sage spent decades perfecting her craft, first in balsa wood, then in the traditional cottonwood. Dozens of colorful, ...

Arizona’s professional hockey franchise, the Coyotes, could be in the throes of an ancient Indian curse. The club has recently announced plans to expand the use of its kachina logo, a move that has ...