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Carving Traditional Style Kachina Dolls
Tom Moore
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Description for Carving Traditional Style Kachina Dolls
paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, 300 color photos. BIC Classification: AFKC; WF; WK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 217 x 6. Weight in Grams: 334.
This book is written for beginning and intermediate wood carvers interested in carving a traditional Hopi kachina-style doll. Tom Moore, a respected kachina-style doll carver for forty years, provides historical information about the evolution of kachina dolls and kachina carvings. He traces the art form from the early days, when the dolls were intended to be educational toys for children, until modern times, when they became wood sculptures collected by non-Hopis, costing thousands of dollars. This fascinating book provides patterns, respectful background information, and step-by-step instructions for carving and painting Corn Dancer, Poli Sio Hemis, and Crow Mother in the ... Read more
This book is written for beginning and intermediate wood carvers interested in carving a traditional Hopi kachina-style doll. Tom Moore, a respected kachina-style doll carver for forty years, provides historical information about the evolution of kachina dolls and kachina carvings. He traces the art form from the early days, when the dolls were intended to be educational toys for children, until modern times, when they became wood sculptures collected by non-Hopis, costing thousands of dollars. This fascinating book provides patterns, respectful background information, and step-by-step instructions for carving and painting Corn Dancer, Poli Sio Hemis, and Crow Mother in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764312434
SKU
9780764312434
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