K159 Diamondback Koshari
Diamondback Koshari by Hopi carver Arnold Numkena. This Koshari is wearing a 2001 Championship vest, the year the Diamondbacks won the World Series. The 12” x 5” x 6” kachina is carved from cottonwood root in the traditional Hopi manner.
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Koshari, Koyala, Hano, or Tewa are the names of a clown that is often seen on the Hopi Mesas. Clown Kachinas provide amusement during Kachina ceremonies. Often shown with watermelons, they behave in the usual manner of pueblo clowns, engaging in loud and boisterous conversation, immoderate actions, and gluttony.
In the Hopi tradition, the Sacred Clown Kachina frequently disrupts and makes a holy mess out of some of the most vital and fundamental rituals. The clown satirizes Hopi life by acting out and exaggerating improper behavior. Many times the actions of the clowns are meant to portray a lesson on behavior apparent in a tribal member. Their purpose is to show how overdoing anything is bad not only for the individual but for the people as a whole as well.
Hopi Kachina carver Arnold is the son of Arnold Numkena, Sr. Arnold is from Second Mesa. His favorite subjects are the kachina dancers.
