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Cecil Calnimptewa: Broadface

19 3/4" total height


"In every ceremony there are guards to prevent any transgression on the path of the kachinas. In addition, guards or Angry Kachinas were formerly used to enforce community work such as the cleaning of springs.

"It is to this category that the Wuyak-kuita belongs. There is evidence that this kachina has many forms that have changed through time. Wuyak-kuita is most often seen bringing up the rear of the Bean Dance Procession or circling wide at the sides.

"He is the one who moves toward the clowns and absolutely terrifies them. On Third Mesa these are the kachinas who guard the kivas to keep He'e'e from approaching too close during the Palolokong Ceremony, or from going to the Flute Spring during the same ceremony. This form of the kachina is the one most commonly seen at ceremonies like the Powamu."

- Barton Wright, Kachinas: a Hopi Artist's Documentary (26)

 


 

Cecil Calnimptewa is perhaps the most well known kachina carver of today. His work has been featured in nearly ever publication on Hopi kachina dolls and has been the inspiration behind dozens, if not hundreds, of talented new artists' work. Whole volumes have been dedicated to his carvings alone.

As recorded in The Kachina Dolls of Cecil Calnimptewa, by Theda Bassman "Cecil Calnimptewa carved and sold his first Kachina doll when he was 18 years old. Since that time, he has become an innovator, teacher, and master of the art."

He was born on January 1, 1950, into the village of Moencopi near Tuba City, Arizona, and is a member of the Bamboo clan.

His work is known far and wide, as he has received numerous awards and accolades for not only his skills as a carve, but for the innovations in Hopi kachina carving which he pioneered.

"His artistry is exhibited in the fine detail of belts, sashes, and garments as well as musculature, the motion, and active stance of the doll. He produces very realistic figures which have sheer aesthetic beauty and display tremendous power." - The Kachina Dolls of Cecil Calnimptewa.

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