Traditional Hopi Kachinas. A New Generation Of Carvers

JONATHAN S. DAY

Publication: Northland Publishing, 2000, Flagstaff

First edition. 8vo. Terra cotta cloth with titles stamped in silver gilt, xiii, 122 pp., color frontispiece, color illustrations, foreword, notes from the author, introduction, afterword, appendix, glossary of terms, glossary of place names, selected reading, acknowledgments, index. A rare glimpse into the lives of the carvers, this book explains the cultural significance of the kachina and the growing popularity of collecting traditional-style dolls. This book contains 90 color photographs and interviews with the artists. Superbly tight and bright first edition, boldly inscribed and signed in black fine-line on half-title page: "For James, / Thanks for the Support. / Enjoy! / Jonathan Day / 2000." In addition, two of the 19 kachina carvers profiled in these pages have signed alongside their portraits in black ballpoint: Larry Melendez (who adds a tiny kachina drawing below) and Fred Ross (who adds a tiny butterfly below since he is of the Butterfly Clan), both still carving today. Fine, bright copy in a colorful dust jacket with one tiny closed tear and minor tiny crease to bottom of rear panel.

Inventory Number: 51246