Hopi Sotuknangu Kachina/Katsina: 15\" Manuel Kooyahoema For Sale

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Hopi Sotuknangu Kachina/Katsina: 15\" Manuel Kooyahoema:
$785.00

Hopi Sotuknangu Kachina/Katsina: 15\" Manuel Kooyahoema; Sotuknangu is both a kachina and a deity figure, whose name roughly translates to “Heart of the Sky God.” As a deity and lord of the sky and all of its attributes, Sotuknangu figures prominently into the Hopi creation myth, which tells of four separate, distinct worlds.

In the first world, known as Tokpela or “Infinite Space,” the Creator or Taiowa created Sotuknangu with an instructive to create nine universes using the elements of earth, water and air. He then was able to create a female companion, known as Kokyangwuti (or “Spider-Grandmother”), who would help him populate these universes with flora and fauna. She then created the first humans in the likeness of Sotuknangu. The sky god endowed these humans with speech and instructed them to worship and respect their Creator. As humans multiplied and established themselves on Earth, they became susceptive to forces like Lavaihoya, or the “Smooth Talker,” who dispelled earlier conceptions of equality amongst men and respect for animals. As a result, animals ceased to interact with humans, and humans divided themselves into groups based upon skin color and native language. In order to bring an end to the chaos, Sotuknangu gathered all the men who remained loyal to his original precepts, and guided them to safety while destroying the rest of the world with fire.

In the second world called Topka or “Black Midnight,” men at first lived peacefully, until they gathered in villages and started participating in commerce, which led to extreme corruption and loss of faith in the Creator. Sotuknangu then again saved those who remained faithful, and destroyed the rest by ice.

The third world was called Kuskurza, and as before Sotuknangu instructed the humans that remained to follow the ancient precepts. This time however, man created civilizations which begot warfare. Once again, Sotuknangu saved the few who remained pure, and destroyed this world by flood.

The remaining humans went by raft to the fourth world or Oraibi, which according to Hopi tradition is the world still inhabited by mankind (see Geneste and Mickeler, Kachina: Messengers of the Hopi and Zuñi Gods, Paris, 2011, pp. 10-13). Sotuknangu thus plays an integral role as both a creator and destroyer figure in the Hopi pantheon, whose ability to control the elements has the power to alternatively nurture or destroy life. According to Barton Wright, in his role as a kachina Sotuknangu “[...] is a fearsome personage who can strike people with lightning, scattering them about in pieces. He then puts them back together, but when he does this, they are put together wrong.\" (Portago and Wright, Classic Hopi and Zuni Kachina Figures, Santa Fe, 2006, p. 144).

Due to the fragile nature of kachina dolls, we do not guarantee they will not break during shipping. We do our best to pack them well, but due to their fragile nature and even with the best packing, small pieces can break. If you are purchasing kachina dolls, please keep this in mind.

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