Delwyn Harvey
Shalako Mana
13 3/4"
with 1" base
"The Hopi Salako Taka
towers seven or eight feet in the air, a long, slender, shoulderless
figure that bows and dips as he moves in a most graceful manner.
He is always accompanied by his sister, the Salako Mana, as wella
s Hahai-i Wuhti and the Tukwinong Kachinas.
"The two Salakos are
distinguisable only by a few details. The male has a pink face,
earrings that are pendant eagle plumes, and the turquoise-colored
moccasins of the men."
- Wright, Barton. Kachinas: a Hopi
Artist's Documentary (248)
Delwyn Harvey, "Wea"
(One of a kind), was born on the Hopi reservation in 1965. He
is a member of the Kachina Crow Clan. Delwyn has been carving
Hopi kachinas since 1978. He is a self taught artist.
Delwyn is also related to
Nuvadi Dawahoya (brother-in-law), who is a master carver in his
own right.
Like other contemporary kachina
carvers, Delwyn hand carves cottonwood root into magnificent
full bodied kachina dolls with a simple tool like a pocket knife.
His carvings are carved with extreme precision and detail.
He applies acrylic paints
to his dolls and paints them very carefully because it is essential
for the Hopi people to represent the kachina as accurately as
possible. Many of his dolls are carved from one continuous piece
of cottonwood. Some of his dolls are sought by collectors all
over the world. Delwyn signs his dolls "D. Harvey."
