HoHo Mana’s name refers to the beauty of the stars. In the Summer Dances, Hoho Mana brings water to pour on the plants to make them grow, ensuring that the year’s crops will be bountiful.
Cliffton Lomayaktew, (1971 to present) is from the Hopi village of Oraibi, at Hopi. He makes kachinas in the “Old Style” or “Traditional Style”, a way he learned from his friend Manual Chavarria. “Old Style” kachinas are carved in the manner of early kachinas with simple shapes and natural pigments, helping to keep Hopi tradtions alive.
This sweetly made HoHo Mana has the classic black mask with stars for eyes and mouth and a zig-zag pattern in the center of the face: this doll also has a frog painted on the back of the head. She is carved from cottonwood, painted in natural colors, and her pheasant feather headdress is attached with string. Contemporary, 4 inches tall.
HoHo Mana’s name refers to the beauty of the stars. In the Summer Dances, Hoho Mana brings water to pour on the plants to make them grow, ensuring that the year’s crops will be bountiful.
Cliffton Lomayaktew, (1971 to present) is from the Hopi village of Oraibi, at Hopi. He makes kachinas in the “Old Style” or “Traditional Style”, a way he learned from his friend Manual Chavarria. “Old Style” kachinas are carved in the manner of early kachinas with simple shapes and natural pigments, helping to keep Hopi tradtions alive.
This sweetly made HoHo Mana has the classic black mask with stars for eyes and mouth and a zig-zag pattern in the center of the face: this doll also has a frog painted on the back of the head. She is carved from cottonwood, painted in natural colors, and her pheasant feather headdress is attached with string. Contemporary, 4 inches tall.
