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Kachina Spirits

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So i've been drawing these dudes over the past couple days, just little speedpaints sort of, a lot of them were done on one layer in half an hour or so.

I started looking back into kachina dolls randomly, and i was pleasantly surprised by them all. Most of these are referenced off existing creations, and the big guy on the left is going to be making his way to my home soon. Woo, random new obsessions.

Its fun though, and they're really interesting and inspiring. I'd love to do a film with characters like these sometime. I'm picturing something kinda comical..

Anyways, heres a bit about them if anyones interested:

KACHINA: the word qatsina means literally "life bringer",and can be anything that exists in the natural world or cosmos. A kachina can represent anything from a revered ancestor, to an element, a location, a quality, a natural phenomenon, or a concept. There are more than 400 different kachinas in Hopi and Pueblo culture. The local pantheon of kachinas varies in each pueblo community; there may be kachinas for the sun, stars, thunderstorms, wind, corn, insects, and many other concepts. Kachinas are understood as having humanlike relationships; they may have uncles, sisters, and grandmothers, and may marry and have children. Although not worshipped, each is viewed as a powerful being who, if given veneration and respect, can use their particular power for human good, bringing rainfall, healing, fertility, or protection, for example.

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