Eddison Torivio
Jr.
Bee Kachina
7 1/4"
H with 1/2" base
"The Bee makes rather
casual appearances during the Mixed Kachina Dances or during
the night ritual of the Water Serpent Ceremony. He presumably
dances among the audience, although how anyone could dance through
the tightly packed humanity is hard to imagine.
With a tiny bow and miniature
arrows he either threatens to shoot the spectators or actually
does hit some of them with tiny blunt arrows. In Zuni, when this
personation appears, he brings honey to the children in the audience
in the odd-shaped cups that appear on the top of his head."
- Barton Wright, Kachinas: a Hopi
Artist's Documentary (85)
Eddison Torivio Jr. is one
of the younger generation of carvers who is doing some nice work.
We feel he is one to watch, as his carvings show a lot of potential
and his painting is unique and his attention to detail is strong.
