Logan Honanie
Chaveyo
19" total
height
"Chaveyo is one of the
more cosmopolitan kachinas. He is represented in nearly every
pueblo, but his original home was probably in the San Juan area
of New Mexico. However, for the Hopis his home is the San Francisco
Mountains, and he is the husband of Hahai-i Wuhti. The family
of Hahai-i Wuhti and Chaveyo are the Nataskas, the dreadful Sosoyok't.
Chaveyo is the Sergeant Snorkel
of the kachinas. Should any Hopi fail to meet his obligations
in community work or transgress the unspoken rules of conduct
for the village, Chaveyo will show him the error of his ways.
Chaveyo often appears with Soyoko on First Mesa buy can appear
for the same purpose anytime during the spring months. However,
he is usually seen in the Powamu or Palolokongti (Water Serpent
Dance) being badgered by the clowns who eventually will be soundly
whacked for their efforts.
This 'giant' kachina is a
favorite of kachina carvers and his irritable cantankerousness
usually shows in the dolls that represent him. Those who see
him for the first time at a kachina dance usually remember the
kachina with 'all those feathers and a sword.'"
- Wright, Barton. Kachinas: a Hopi
Artist's Documentary (27)
