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Gerald A.A. Dawavendewa

Kwaahu (Eagle): "The image depicts a Hopi Eagle spirit, soaring across Taawa, the sun. Kwaahu watches over and protects a figure representing the migrations of humanity - the journeys that people take in life. For the Hopi people, Kwaahu is an important part of Hopi culture and is represented by KwaaKatsina, a spiritual being, who visits the Hopi people. KwaaKatsina performs in a ceremony to pray for moisture and a bountiful harvest of food for the people and to continue the relationship between the Hopi an

Dawavendewa - Greeting Cards

Known as the "Three Sisters", these crops are grown together to benefit each other. Beans planted at the base of the corn stalk provide support to their vines as they rise upward to the sun. Squash plants grow close to the ground protecting soil with broad spiny leaves. Together these plants thrive and provide a balanced food source to the people. Three spirits symbolizing Beans, Corn, and Squash stand behind the plants. Bean Maiden wraps herself in a blanket bearing water symbols. A bundle of bean sprouts

Dawavendewa - Matted Prints

6" square wrapped canvas print featuring butterfly maiden with feathers and headdress by Hopi artist Gerald Dawavendewa

Dawavendewa - Mini Canvas Prints