K519 Flute Kachina
Flute Kachina by Hopi Kachina carver Adrian Poleahla. The Flute Kachina with long hair is holding his infant Godson and a bowl of flower seeds. The 13” x 4” x 3 1/2” kachina is on a 3” x 6” free form base. Carved from Cottonwood root in the traditional Hopi manner.
The Flute Kachina is a rarely seen dancer, who appears in the Bean and Mixed Kachina Dances. He has long hair. Although this diety is more closely tied to the Zuni, he is adorned with mostly Hopi characteristics, such as the decorated skirt, detailed sash and animal hide hanging from the sash.
The Flute Katsina (Lenang) is important for he is associated with the bringing of water to the springs that furnish the water for the Hopi villages.
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About the artist
Adrian Poleahla
Adrian Poleahla is a fine kachina carver, noted for his detailed and realistic figures, often "caught" in action. He has also been able to adapt his level of detail to some small paintings as well.
Adrian Poleahla was born in Keams Canyon, Arizona, and comes from the Corn and Water Clan. He is an accomplished Kachina carver who has been carving Kachinas over thirty years, starting at the age of 5. He learned carving from his father, John Poleahla, and brothers Irwin, Wayne, Shona, and John Jr. Adrian carves his dolls in the traditional material of cottonwood with precision detail and three dimensional attention to every surface and angle.
ARTIST STATEMENT:
“Every Kachina I do is what I’ve seen in life so therefore I try to make every one real. I have been carving since I was 5 years old. I am very grateful for my talent and for those whose heart my Kachinas have
touched.”
AWARDS/EXHIBITIONS:
… Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
… Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Bristol, Rhode Island
… Intertribal Ceremonial, Gallup New Mexico
PUBLICATIONS:
… The Hopi Approach to the art of Kachina Doll Carving, Eric Bromberg
… Hopi Katsina 1600 Artist Biographies, Gregory Schaaf
