Add to ORKG“The central theme of the Kachina Cult is the presence of life in all objects that fill the universe.” — Barton Wright “The concept of fertility is central in Hopi thinking. It applies not only to good crops but to the general multiplication of good and desired objects and beings . . . Thus, as women give birth to the people and cause them to multiply, so do the kachinas cause food and other blessings to multiply.” — Alice Schlegel Eight examples are presented in this section; others are included on previous pages Sculptural forms: Figures 68-70 68. EOTOTO AND AHOLI, Kachina Chief and Kachina Chief’s Lieutenant Sculpture 69. WUYAK-KUITA (BROAD-FACED KACHINA) — Mikandit (Hei Lilly), carver, Second Mesa, Arizona 70. CHUSONA (HOPI SNAKE ...