Morning Singer Kachina small A classic and powerful example

A classic and powerful example of traditional Navajo artistry

The bear is holding a bowl of turquoise and wearing a turquoise bead necklace

120” (10') Length

each containing prayer feathers (pahos) at the center

Morning Singer Kachina small A classic and powerful exampleHopi Morning Singer (Talavi) Kachina doll, hand carved and painted by Faren Talahytewa. Carved from cottonwood root and finished with painted detail, this honors the Kachina spirit who sings the dawn awake. Often appearing at the edge of the mesa during early morning ceremonies, Talavai holds a pine tree from the San Francisco peaks (Nuva'tukya'ovi) in Flagstaff, AZ, a sacred mountain for the Hopi. His role is to awaken the village and call the people