Hopi Katcina Songs and Six Songs by Hopi Chanters
Various Artists

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
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Bean Harvest, Powamu Katcina | Honyi, Kutka, and Honauuh | 1:52 | |
102
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Buffalo Dance, Mucaiasti Katcina | Honyi, Kutka, and Honauuh | 1:37 | |
103
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Beard Dance, Anga Katcina | Honyi, Kutka, and Honauuh | 2:14 | |
104
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Mudhead, or Clown, Tachauktu Katcina | Honyi, Kutka, and Honauuh | 0:59 | |
105
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Second Mudhead Song, Tuwina'ay Katcina | Honyi, Kutka, and Honauuh | 1:07 | |
106
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Rain Dance, Soyohim Katcina | Honyi, Kutka, and Honauuh | 2:14 | |
107
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Rabbit Hunt, Makwatu Katcina | Honyi, Kutka, and Honauuh | 3:03 | |
108
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Duck, Pawik Katcina | Honyi, Kutka, and Honauuh | 1:34 | |
109
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Rain Song from Zuni, Malo Katcina | Honyi, Kutka, and Honauuh | 2:08 | |
110
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Rain Song from Navaho, Tacab Katcina | Honyi, Kutka, and Honauuh | 1:33 | |
111
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Rain Song from Jemez, Humis Katcina | Honyi, Kutka, and Honauuh | 1:41 | |
201
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Mudhead Katcina Song | Porter Timeche | 2:22 | |
202
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Butterfly Dance Song | Porter Timeche | 3:21 | |
203
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Hoop Dance Song | Porter Timeche | 2:50 | |
204
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Buffalo Dance Song | Porter Timeche | 2:20 | |
205
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Eagle Dance | Porter Timeche | 2:27 | |
206
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Snake Dance | Porter Timeche | 2:01 |