Hopi Kilt Pictures

[O'Neille]

Nice pictures Ron. Thanks for sharing and the history also. I've never been to a Hopi dance is it like up north with drummers and singing or is there other music? O'Neille

[Riverkilt]

The Hopis have a LOT of different dances. They have the spiritual dances with the Kachinas then when the Kachinas go back to the sacred mountains they have social dances.

Besides this children's dance I've only seen one Hopi dance. Was at Bacavi on Third Mesa. About 125 men drumming and rattling in perfect time. What blew me away was when they stopped rattling, every pebble in every rattle stopped. Amazing unison.

My lady has been to many more Hopi dances...but she doesn't talk much about them out of respect. Pretty private stuff. But just drums and rattles as far as I know. Maybe someone knows more.

I still don't know if I'd have the guts to go to a Hopi dance kilted since the clowns particularly delight in teasing Bowaanas.

Considered going wearing my white Utilikilt which generally appears like a Hopi kilt. But don't want to insult their culture. Their dances are deeply spiritual and they spend long hours preparing for them spiritually.

But, who knows, maybe there's a market for white Utilikilts in Hopiland....

Ron

[Eujeankilt]

Nice pictures Ron. Thanks for sharing and the history also. I've never been to a Hopi dance is it like up north with drummers and singing or is there other music? O'Neille

If you're interested, check out Book of The Hopi, by Frank Waters. There's a year's cycle of ceremonies, performed at various time of the year. Quite an amazing people and history.

Dale

[pdcorlis]

Thanks for the photos Ron - and quite an honor to be allowed to photograph the dance. I hope the gathering went well.

[Southern Breeze]

Great pics. It's good to see that the traditions and culture are still alive. Thanks for posting them.