What's that Navajo girl doing making Hopi pots?

Tuesday, September 6, 2016 4:51 PM

What's that Navajo girl doing making Hopi pots?

If you study the history of the Southwestern tribes, you’ll find that the Hopi and Navajo have not always been the best of buddies. Some of the animosity is long term, going back to ancient days, and some of it relates to more recent times. 

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Traditional Hopi Coiled Baskets

Wednesday, April 8, 2020 8:56 AM

Traditional Hopi Coiled Baskets

In the early 1900s, Hopi women began making baskets for the growing tourist market. The Fred Harvey Company was building hotels along the railroad lines and running “Harvey Car” tours into “Indian Country.”

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Pins?

Wednesday, February 16, 2022 9:50 AM

Pins?

Both of my grandmothers were pin wearers.  Most of the adult women I grew up around wore these decorative pieces of jewelry on their blouses, on the lapels of their jackets, or, as my dad’s mother and aunt did, on her hats. They were both a little eccentric and a lot of fun!

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Hopi Ogre Woman Katsina by Ronald Honyouti

Wednesday, September 14, 2022 10:58 AM

Hopi Ogre Woman Katsina by Ronald Honyouti

Hopi Katsinas are physical representatives of Hopi spirits. There are hundreds of these spirits. The Hopi believe they visit the Mesas between January and July to bless the people with good crops, rain, knowledge, health, and more.

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