Corn Dancer 'Qaokatsina' Kachina Carving
Cottonwood Root Corn Dancer by Hopi Carver Paul Sewemaenewa.
The Corn Dancer appear during winter Kiva dances and springtime plaza dances. Several types of Corn Dancer represent the different varieties of corn given as presents during performances and come in the four colors of corn (the four directional colors--red, yellow, blue and white). Sometimes they have ears of corn painted on their masks; other times they have spots painted on their bodies that represent kernals of corn. The Corn Katsinam dance to aid in the production of corn. Corn is one of the most important crops for the Hopi people, a major staple of Hopi life.
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