Event Details (U.S. National Park Service)

Fee:

Free.

Location: LAT/LONG: 36.000000, -112.000000

Demonstration locations can vary, so when you arrive, ask at Desert View's outdoor visitor center, under the large shade structure, just beyond the north end of the main parking lot. Park rangers are staffing an information desk there, from 9 am to 4 pm (as staffing allows).

Repeating Event

Days:

Every day

Dates:

August 04, 2022 to August 05, 2022

Time:

9:00 AM

Duration:

7 hours

Type of Event

Cultural/Craft Demonstration

Description

Watch master artisans at work this week as Desert View's 2022 Cultural Demonstration Series continues, from 9 am to 4 pm on Thursday August 4, and Friday, August 5, 2022.

Darren Sewestewa (Hopi Silversmith)

Greg Hill (Hopi Toymaker)

Demonstration locations can vary, so when you arrive, ask at Desert View's outdoor visitor center, under the large shade structure, just beyond the north end of the main parking lot. Park rangers are staffing an information desk there, from 9 am to 4 pm (as staffing allows).

Darren Sewestewa from the village of Hotevilla on Third Mesa. He has been making jewelry since the ‘90s. He is self-taught and uses traditional symbols such as water, clouds, feathers, and animal designs in his silver overlay jewelry.

Greg Hill has been making toy tops since 2008. Using cottonwood roots, he carves and decorates the tops in traditional style. He will demonstrate how to use a spinning top to play the Hopi game of Patukya. Greg says, "My work helps to keep that inner kid alive and strong, and reawakens the inner child.”

The Cultural Demonstration program provides an opportunity for park visitors and community members to interact with tribal artisans from Grand Canyon's traditionally associated tribes - and for them to share their history and crafts, along with the skills, knowledge, and efforts involved in creating their handicrafts.
This series is made possible with grants from Grand Canyon Conservancy.

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