Hopi Kilts

[Riverkilt]

The Hopi Reservation is about 80 miles southeast of me. Have been reading a book on Hopi culture. In it, found references to Hopi kilts, and a description in the back.

The garment is more a skirt than a kilt but I believe the translators chose the word kilt to emphasize that it is a male garment.

"The kilt, which is woven by the Hopi men themselves, forms part of the native apparel. Whenever it is worn by the kachinas, it is nearly always embroidered...Properly worn the kilt is open on the right where the decorated side also shows."

Here's a picture of one.

[Big Dave]

That pattern would make a nice looking kilt.

[GMan]

I do like that Ron.

[Ruanaidh]

Here's the "kilt" on a Kachina doll.

[Riverkilt]

Very cool! Thanks.

I've been fortunate to be invited to Third Mesa to watch the Kachinas dance. An awesome and reverent sight...a hundred men dancing, rattling, and drumming in a most sacred manner and in perfect unison. I mean when the rattles stop the rattles stop...not a pebble inside a single rattle makes a sound. Powerful stuff.

Ron

[Steeplechase]

Interesting