Hopi Katcina Songs and Six Songs by Hopi Chanters

In traditional Hopi religious celebrations, adults dressed as deified ancestors―the Katcina―and handed out small painted Katcina figurines to children. This album contains songs associated with the Katcina as well as other Hopi dances described in the liner notes. The singers include Honyi, the leader of the Antelope Priesthood; Kutka, the chief of the Walpi tribe; Honauuh, the head priest of the snake ceremony; and Kakapti, a Hopi priest. The recordings were collected by Jesse Walter Fewkes (1850–1930), a Harvard-educated anthropologist who was the head of the Bureau of American Ethnology and Archaeology (1918–1928).

Track Listing

101	Bean Harvest, Powamu Katcina	Honyi, Kutka, and Honauuh	01:52
102	Buffalo Dance, Mucaiasti Katcina	Honyi, Kutka, and Honauuh	01:37
103	Beard Dance, Anga Katcina	Honyi, Kutka, and Honauuh	02:14
104	Mudhead, or Clown, Tachauktu Katcina	Honyi, Kutka, and Honauuh	00:59
105	Second Mudhead Song, Tuwina'ay Katcina	Honyi, Kutka, and Honauuh	01:07
106	Rain Dance, Soyohim Katcina	Honyi, Kutka, and Honauuh	02:14
107	Rabbit Hunt, Makwatu Katcina	Honyi, Kutka, and Honauuh	03:03
108	Duck, Pawik Katcina	Honyi, Kutka, and Honauuh	01:34
109	Rain Song from Zuni, Malo Katcina	Honyi, Kutka, and Honauuh	02:08
110	Rain Song from Navaho, Tacab Katcina	Honyi, Kutka, and Honauuh	01:33
111	Rain Song from Jemez, Humis Katcina	Honyi, Kutka, and Honauuh	01:41
201	Mudhead Katcina Song	Porter Timeche	02:22
202	Butterfly Dance Song	Porter Timeche	03:21
203	Hoop Dance Song	Porter Timeche	02:50
204	Buffalo Dance Song	Porter Timeche	02:20
205	Eagle Dance	Porter Timeche	02:27
206	Snake Dance	Porter Timeche	02:01