{"id":2983,"date":"2011-08-01T21:13:40","date_gmt":"2011-08-02T03:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=2983"},"modified":"2011-08-01T21:25:28","modified_gmt":"2011-08-02T03:25:28","slug":"idolatry-101-kachina-dolls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=2983","title":{"rendered":"Idolatry 101: Kachina Dolls"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Traditional-style kachinas by known carvers command four-figure prices.<\/p><\/div>\n

Robert Cafazzo, antiques-and-art dealer in Ranchos de Taos<\/a>, New Mexico, discusses the care and repair of kachina dolls<\/a>, which can be simultaneously images of spiritual power and art objects made to be purchased by collectors.<\/p>\n

(Disclaimer: I have bought a few small things at his shop, Two Graces, although not kachinas.)<\/p>\n

He also gets into the collecting side and shares some of\u00a0 his “kachina kitsch.”<\/a><\/p>\n

Then there are the doll carvings made by other Pueblo people. Zuni carvings are some of the best (in the store here they always sell rather quickly, recently I had one for all of 3 hours!), Acoma & Laguna carvings are the simplest and to some collectors extremely desirable but really not for everyone, basically they look like a short log with a stylized face, Jemez dolls tend to be confused with \u2018Boy Scout\u2019 carvings, those from Isleta are not common but do exist. San Juan carvings, which I carry are specific to the various Northern Pueblo Dances. As a rule I do not carry Navajo Kachinas, which I refer to as PowWow Dancer Dolls. These may look great on a coffee table featured in a photo essay for Architectural Digest or some other home interiors magazine, but they are some of the worst craftsmanship of curios in the marketplace today. Navajo carvers did make traditional Route 66 Yei Dolls, and there are some amazing Navajo traditional carvings out there. It\u2019s my personal opinion that PowWow Dancer Dolls are not your best option. All of the Pueblos in New Mexico & Arizona have their own unique carvings, some do not offer them as crafts for sale and strictly forbid the sale of wooden deity carvings. When visiting a Pueblo ask for dolls or crafts\u2014never ask for \u2018Kachinas\u2019.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In Two Graces, you will find both fine kachina dolls and kachina salt-and-pepper shakers\u2014Robert likes it all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Robert Cafazzo, antiques-and-art dealer in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, discusses the care and repair of kachina dolls, which can be simultaneously images of spiritual power and art objects made to be purchased by collectors. (Disclaimer: I have bought a few small things at his shop, Two Graces, although not kachinas.) 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