Borrowed kachinas are those spirit beings whose origins are from the Zûni's, the Hopi's nearest pueblo neighbors, or of unknown origins and which have been adopted or incorporated into the Hopi kachina culture.
These adopted kachinas are valued because they bring rain or other special powers to the kachina spiritual reserve.
Many of these borrowed kachinas are passed from group to group and have stories intertwined with religious or historic folklore. Many of these borrowed kachinas have changed in appearance and meaning over time to more closely resemble other Hopi kachinas.
Print and trace the designs onto multi-color fun craft foam sheets to create pliable and colorful soft face masks. Use left over trimmings of foam pieces to cut and paste intricate designs and shapes onto the mask.
For best results print on heavy duty vellum paper or card stock. All paper mask designs are printable on regular or heavy duty 8 1/2" x 11" paper. Print landscape mode for larger masks, portrait setting for smaller masks.
Kachina masks are presented in alphabetical order by their indian names.
