"Hopi Kachina Carvers at Heard Museum 2012" pt. 1 of 3

[@battlebauble]

Ernest does great work! Look at that detail! A real artist!

[@rd47blog]

Thanks, the symbolism of the End of Ceremonies makes sense.

[@rd47blog]

If you were Hopi, I would of come up to the rez to interview you.

[@rd47blog]

Lonnie Nutumya mom lived next to (east) Pat's place. They were best of friends and worked together years ago for Pete King Drywall on projects up on the rez. Pat taught Lonnie to carve Kachina Dolls. They were both Kachina Dancers in Ceremonies on Old Oriabi.

[@rd47blog]

Do you know Ahkima Honyumptewa from Bacavi or Ernest Honanie from K-town, there both friends of mine and you can find videos I did of them on this YT channel.

[@rd47blog]

Ernest sold one of his Kachinas for $18K, and a French collector was on his way to buy more of Ernest's Kachina. If you visit my other videos I've recorded with Ernest, you will see an interview I did of him in K-Town on the rez. 3 parts

[@rd47blog]

For Sure, besides only Hopi should be making Kachina Dolls.

[@rd47blog]

'The Spiders Came Up Through the Floor', is how his best friend Lonnie told me. When I asked him how Pat died. 'Something went wrong at a Dance', Lonnie told me. If you go to my blog (Google; RD47blog) you will see some pics of Patrick. I don't believe Patrick had any children, so I'm not sure who you would give his Kachina to. I have one of Lonnie's Kachinas and a painting by him.

[@rd47blog]

I meet jr. 2 summers ago, Lonnie had just had a stroke. Lonnie was never the same after Pat's death. There is a pic of Lonnie and me on my blog. And he's in one of my early vids from Hopi Land. I'm 66 and never heard the story of the mask before. I'm sure I must of meet Rich and Earl at the Heard, if they ever attended the Hopi Carvers event at the Heard. Did you listen to any of my interviews with Ernest Honanie and Ahkima Honyumptewa on my YT channel? They both provided much Hopi info.

[@rd47blog]

You can contact the Hopi Cultural Center to find Hopi Kachina carvers. They will have a list of artist. I have other videos of Hopi artist who give there names and how to contact them. Check my You Tube video archives.

[@rd47blog]

I've seen Apache and Navajo try and make Kachina Dolls but they cannot duplicate the Hopi ones. I have 3 Kachina Doll, one I bought on Walpi years ago and one from Old Oriabi. I usually go up to the Hopi rez every summer and make videos. Check them out on here.

[@PJPlatero]

I think its out of respect for Hopi that Navajo/Apache intentionally make their art more of block figures and wrong colors. It might look more of a Yeibicheii or Crown dancer than that of Hopi deities.

[@rd47blog]

Are you Hopi or Tewa and what village do you live in?

[@rd47blog]

Are you Hopi and live on rez?

[@mdh8448]

Ron 6:22 sec.my carvings that's my brother ed.wipeing his head you are talking to MY SON Shane askng him where are we from I'm standing on the left in the dark shirt. with blue geans.the lady next to me you are asking her about. her doll it has two.carvings in one she is my anity

[@rd47blog]

I'll send you my e-mail address and phone # via your You-tube home page. I would like to come up and spend a couple of days doing videos of you and your buds.