Katsina : Morning Singer : Lauren Honyouti

Morning Singer Katsina by award winning artist Lauren Honyouti. Item : Morning Singer (Talavai ) Katsina Carver : Lauren Honyouti Origin : Hopi Size : 12" Materials : Wood and paint Hopi Morning Singers, (Talavai Katsinas) appear in pairs on the rooftops and sing songs, waking the Hopi people in the village. During the day, they would dance with the other katsinas, whom they led and prompted in the singing. They still appear with the other kachinas in the *Powamu Ceremony and are most often standing in a set to one side of the main movement of the procession. Occasionally, they sing as they stand holding their spruce trees and ringing their bells. The headdress feathers are carved, as is the entire doll.  Incredible work of art.  Lauren Honyouti Central to Hopi religion, Katsinas are supernatural beings believed to live on the San Francisco Peaks near Flagstaff, Arizona. Hopi men embody the Katsina spirits during ceremonies that take place between Winter Solstice and mid-July. The Hop