Kachina Pony

Kachinas are stylized religious icons, meticulously carved from cottonwood roots and painted to represent figures from Hopi mythology. They often wear masks of animals, plants, stars, warriors and clowns. They are the focus of ceremonies and rituals in which they relay the wishes of the Hopi people to the gods - for more rain, a plentiful harvest, good health. In an effort to create a Painted Pony with mystical powers of its own, this artist has adorned her Pony with the designs and symbols of traditional kachina masks, including on the left side, the "Sun Kachina" mask, and on the right side, the "Messenger of the Gods" mask. Resin.