Malcolm Fred
Comanche
14 3/4"
total height
"Tutumsi is the Komanchi
(Comanche) Kachina. However, he most closely resembles the Temtemsi
of the Zuni which is not a Comanche Kachina. Temtemsi, when he
appears in Zuni, is spotted with the blood of his victims, and
many are the stories relating to him.
However, in Hopi he does not
seem to be a popular kachina, and there are very few dolls made
of him. He appears in the Mixed Dances but even here his personations
are few."
- Barton Wright, Kachinas: a Hopi
Artist's Documentary (119)
Malcolm comes from a large
family of Kachina carvers which include brothers Jim, Verlan,
Henry, Nathan and Glen. He has been carving and winning awards
since he was a teenager.
His awards include a Zuni
Fire God which he entered into the 1996 Arizona State Fair. He
is married to and has 3 children with a Zuni lady. One of his
favorite kachinas is the whipper which he seems to do most frequently.
Malcolm is of the Greasewood
and Roadrunner clans, and was raised in the village of Bacavi.
He has been carving for 25 years. His motivation comes from his
religion, history, and the freedom of expressing his inner feelings.
Malcolm continues to achieve
incredible realism in his figures, and is known for his large
and well-proportioned figures.
