Title
Hand kachina also known as the Runner wawash
Caption
Hand kachina also known as the Runner wawash, This kachina stages races with Hopi children and rewards or punishes them. As spirits of the invisible life forces, kachinas were impersonated during masked ceremonies, their main purpose to bring rain for the spring crops. The dolls were used as mnemonic devices. USA. Hopi Indian. 20th c
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Private Collection
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A18_147
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
27,2Mb (860,9Kb) / 8,9in x 11,8in / 2678 x 3548 (300dpi)