Tusak Kachinum or Plant Kachinas are very important as they represent food, particularly maise or corn, a Hopi staple.
Because the Hopi lands are so dry and arid, all kachinas spirits pray for water and rain, however it is believed, since plants need water in order to exist, plant kachinas obviously carry their own water.
The Corn Dancers and Corn Kachinas are the two primary plant kachinas. Other plant kachinas exist such as the Navuk'china, Prickly Pear Cactus Kachina, for wild plants and Patung, Squash Kachina, for domestic crops but are not seen as frequently as the Corn variety.
Kachina types may cross match into one or more group since many kachinas are multi-faceted with numerous responsbilities and roles.
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.
