Leo Lacapa
Ho'ete
7 1/2"
H with 1/2" base
"Ho'ete is an extremely
popular kachina because of his well liked songs. He appears as
a group in the ordinary kachina dances and sometimes in the Niman.
The symbols between his eyes and on his forehead are said to
be those of flowers of spring.
This kachina may appear with
a buckskin kilt and silver belt coupled with the presence of
the yellow triangle on the face. When the kachina wears the embroidered
robe he should have a blue triangle between his eyes."
- Barton Wright, Kachinas: a Hopi
Artist Documentary (145)
Leo
Lacapa is a carver that we recommend for the collector who wants
a quality piece at a reasonable price. Leo is from from First
Mesa, above Polacca.
His
representations are very accurate, his proportions are very good.
One of the reasons that this is so is that Leo regularly participates
in the First Mesa kachina ceremonies. In his early 50s, he is
a long-time carver.
