Tino Youvella, Eototo Katsina carving
Tino Youvella
1941-
Tewa/Hopi Pueblo
Alternative Name
Celestino Youvella
Date
c.1995
Medium Specific
Cottonwood, paint
Classification
Sculpture: Wood
Dimensions
7 3/4 x 3 x 3 in. (19.7 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm.)
Accession Number
2025.35.28.61
Credit
Gift of Doris M. Lumsden
Memo / Artist Statement
The husband of Hahai-i Wuhti and the father of all Katsinam, Eototo is the spiritual counterpart of the village chief and is knowledgeable about all the ceremonial dances and rituals performed throughout the year. He appears at Powamuya with Aholi, performing a ritual that draws clouds and moisture into the Pueblo, ensuring a fruitful season ahead.
Eototo also makes an appearance during the Niman dance, leading the Katsinam home to the San Francisco Peaks until their winter return to the Hopi villages. Eototo is depicted wearing white, with orange and blue embroidery and feathers upon his head. He carries his gourd of sacred water.
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/
Eototo also makes an appearance during the Niman dance, leading the Katsinam home to the San Francisco Peaks until their winter return to the Hopi villages. Eototo is depicted wearing white, with orange and blue embroidery and feathers upon his head. He carries his gourd of sacred water.
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/
Biography
Tino (Celestino) Youvella is the great-grandson of Lela Augah and Preston Talavensi; grandson of Bert Youvella and Belle Augah Humeunse; nephew of Ethel Youvella; son of Pauline Youvella and Roy Youvella; brother of Roberta Youvella Silas; Husband of Geraldine Youvella; father of seven children. Tino Youvella lives at First Mesa in Polacca, Arizona, which is where he was born. He and his wife Geraldine raised four sons and three daughter. His sons are all carvers, too. (Schaaf, G., 2008:332)
Inscription
Tino Youvella, pictorial. Eototo-Chief of all kachina, Hopi, First Mesa AZ.