Ambrose Namoki is another
young traditionalist whose old-style carvings are getting a lot
of attention. We're delighted to see new, young talent bringing
their expression to the forefront through traditional Hopi kachina
carving.
Ambrose has nice feather work,
good detail, and nice painting. For the money, his work is hard
to beat.
The Velvet Shirt, or Navan
Kachina, "is a comparatively recent kachina as it seems
to have originated in Moenkopi sometime after 1900. He is one
of the more colorful kachinas in a regular kachina dance with
his bright ribbons and flowers. He may also appear in Kiva Dances.
- Barton Wright, Kachinas: a Hopi
Artist's Documentary (191)
