Following the Sun and Moon: Hopi Kachina Tradition is distinctive because it presents the Hopi katsina ceremonies from a Hopi point of view. Author Alph H. Secakuku, a Hopi of Second Mesa in northern Arizona, walks the reader through the ceremonial year, explaining the individual ceremonies and the role of katsina spirits and dolls within a tradition that has remained closely guarded, with most published accounts historically coming from non-Hopi sources. The book draws on roughly two hundred kachina dolls from the Heard Museum collection.
Produced in cooperation with the Heard Museum and published by Northland Publishing, this is a first impression from 1995, with landscape photography by Owen Seumptewa and object photography by Craig Smith. As an insider's sensitive account, dedicated to the Hopi people, it occupies a special and respectful place among books on katsina tradition.
First impression (1995)
The copyright page states 'First impression' with a 1995 Heard Museum copyright. This is a Northland Publishing book; see how Northland Publishing states its first printings.
| Author | Alph H. Secakuku |
| Publisher | Northland Publishing / The Heard Museum |
| Year | 1995 |
| ISBN | 0-87358-632-8 |
| Edition | First impression (1995) |
| Condition | Hardcover in dust jacket, light wear. |
| Topic | Hopi kachina (katsina) tradition |
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