Hopi Kachinas: Contemporary

40th Anniversary 1969-2009 in Laguna Beach, CA

(To Main Index - "Art & Artifacts")

Now more than 3,500 American Indian Art and Artifact Items Online

14,000 Photos Online and Growing! (Daily updates!)

Online Catalog	New Acquisitions	Articles
Search Catalog	Navajo Rug Cleaning	About Us
Catalog FAQ	Navajo Rug Repair & Restoration	Indian Art Collections Purchased

*New* How to Use Our Online Catalog (Fully Illustrated Instructions)

Free Appraisals of your Indian Art Collection

Orders : Toll-free phone (800) 579-0860 or E-mail: info@indianterritory.com

Antique American Indian Art and Collectibles - Navajo rugs and Navajo blankets - Antique Indian Baskets - American Indian Jewelry

Pueblo Pottery - Hopi Kachinas - Professional Navajo Rug Cleaning and Repair - We Buy and Sell Estate Collections of Antique American Indian Art

Since 1969...
Len Wood's
Indian Territory, Inc.
The Nation's largest

selection of Antique

American Indian Art

Len Wood's

INDIAN TERRITORY
305 N. Coast Hwy, #D
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
email:

info@indianterritory.com
phone: (949) 497-5747
orders: (800) 579-0860
(email orders anytime; phone orders Tue-Sat 11-5 Pacific Time )

GALLERY HOURS
Gallery Open

Tue. - Sat. 10-5

Pacific Time

(*Closed Sundays, Mondays & holidays)

All Kachinas on this page are authentic hand-carved Hopi kachinas of traditional cottonwood root. Most carvers prefer to use either a knife or razor blade-style knife to do the fine detail work--some can be extraordinarily intricate. Natural wood color is often present in modern Hopi kachinas and the color palette of paint is not as bright as in earlier periods and appeals more to contemporary tastes. Unlike pre-1980 carvings which may add cloth, yarn or leather, in the contemporary carvings, the majority are carved entirely of wood (the cottonwood root) and most attempt to carve as much of the kachina as possible from a single continuous piece of wood. Some detailed examples can take weeks to carve and are considered fine art sculpture and collected as such. This new look and approach is a result of the carvers responding to the collector market which is seeking a more refined carving and is willing to pay for the extra time and skill needed to accomplish these more complex carvings. Most contemporary Hopi kachinas are signed on the base.

Note: We do not carry the bandsaw-cut pinewood imitation/"curio" kachinas which are far more plentiful than these authentic hand-carved cottonwood root examples. The pine imitations are generally crudely carved, often covered with fur and are much heavier than the cottonwood root authentic examples. Unlike these authentic kachinas the pine imitations have little or no collector value.

Our current inventory of antique American Indian art (rugs, baskets, beadwork, pottery, etc.) is located in our new online gallery catalog--PLEASE CLICK LINK BELOW:

http://www.navajorugsindianbaskets.com/html/artists.asp

[ Home ] [ Up ]

Always Buying Old / Antique American Indian Items : Navajo Rugs and Navajo Blankets, Indian Baskets, etc.

HOME PAGE -

Navajo Rugs Indian Baskets Indian Art

& Antique American Indian Art

Home • Up • Artifact Categories • About Us

[ Home ] [ Hopi Kachinas: Contemporary ] [ Hopi Kachinas: 1960-1980 ] [ Hopi Kachinas: Pre-1960 ]

(Please note that all items are subject to availability and that prices are subject to change without notice. Photos and information may be re-used with written permission only. Websites are free to link to this page or any pages on our site but may not copy and publish any photos or information on their sites without written authorization from Len Wood's Indian Territory. Thank you.)