A good reference book re Kachina Dolls

books:

	• Classic Hopi And Zuni Kachina Figures Barton Wright Museum of New Mexico Press, 2006 - 173 pages view larger image
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Kachinas

This is a wonderful -- and wonderfully photographed -- book and a valued addition to my collection of books on kachinas.

A good reference book re Kachina Dolls

A nice coffee table and reference book with good photos of old dolls and landscapes. There is a major error in the preface re: the coming and going of Kachinas. Barton Wright is "The Man" - the Kachina Expert. His extensive comments were written in 1986 which of course does not make them any less valuable, just not current. Takes some real concentration and re-reading, but if you like the concept of Kachina's and Kachina dolls... a good book!

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Presented here are one hundred classic-era (1880s-1940s) Hopi and Zuni carved dolls from private and public collections that have rarely, if ever, been put on exhibition and that collectively form a profound and powerful assembly of the very finest examples from the classic period in Kachina carving. Andrea Portago has gracefully photographed these rare figures using available light so as not to distort their colours and to reveal their movement and drama, passion and personality.