L. Moore, Ahola Katsina carving
L. Moore
Hopi Pueblo
Medium Specific
Cottonwood, feathers, fur, hide, yarn, acrylic paint
Classification
Sculpture: Wood
Dimensions
10 1/2 x 7 x 5 in. (26.7 x 17.8 x 12.7 cm.)
Accession Number
2021.35.28.133
Credit
Gift of Robert Fowler Dunn
Memo / Artist Statement
A wise chief that appears on First and Second Mesa bringing prayers for health, happiness and longevity, Ahola performs on the first night of the Powamuya Ceremony, officially beginning Katsina season.
The next morning, Ahola and his assistant, Ahola Mana, travel to each home and kiva in the area, drawing four horizontal stripes of cornmeal near each front entrance as a prayer for rain. At each stop, the women inside come out to sprinkle them with cornmeal in exchange for corn seeds in their baskets.
These three figures (Eototo, Aholi, Ahola) play important roles in the Powamuya Ceremony, bringing with them the excitement of a new season and the promise of a bountiful harvest to come.
https://blog.kachinahouse.com/the-hopi-chiefs-eototo-aholi-and-ahola/
The next morning, Ahola and his assistant, Ahola Mana, travel to each home and kiva in the area, drawing four horizontal stripes of cornmeal near each front entrance as a prayer for rain. At each stop, the women inside come out to sprinkle them with cornmeal in exchange for corn seeds in their baskets.
These three figures (Eototo, Aholi, Ahola) play important roles in the Powamuya Ceremony, bringing with them the excitement of a new season and the promise of a bountiful harvest to come.
https://blog.kachinahouse.com/the-hopi-chiefs-eototo-aholi-and-ahola/
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Ahola, By L. Moore