Large Wooden Mask

Gregory Lomayesva is a recognized painter, sculptor and mixed-media artist known throughout the world.  Drawing from his Hopi and Hispanic heritage, he developed an esthetic that uses both abstract imagery and traditional symbols. When he combined his woodworking skills with his painting skills, his sculptures captured a large audience of collectors interested in his masks and dolls created in his unique folk-craft tradition.

Hopi Shalako

Male and Female

Valverde Nevayaktewa is a young and talented kachina carver.  He is recognized for his two figure dolls, in which he carves two images that are opposites of each other in one piece. The kachina doll shown is of the Shalako Taka and the Shalako Mana, representing the male and female Shalako.  The usual distinguishing differences between the two figures are; the male has a pink face, eagle plume earrings and turquoise moccasins and the female has a white face, square turquoise earrings and high white boots.  Valverde also carves one piece dolls that are finely painted and detailed.