Event Details (U.S. National Park Service)

Fee:

Free.

Location: LAT/LONG: 36.057977, -112.136915

Located in the Village HIstoric District, opposite El Tovar hotel, on the other side of the large circular driveway, Hopi House is a three-story stepped stone masonry structure with sandstone walls with parapets. Hopi House is adjacent to the Canyon Rim Trail, that runs alongside the north end of the building, overlooking the canyon landscape.

Repeating Event

Days:

Every day

Dates:

April 26, 2025 to April 27, 2025

Time:

10:00 AM

Duration:

5 hours

Type of Event

Living History

Performance

Talk

Description

Cultural Demonstration at Hopi House, by Marvene and Nuvadi Dawahoya, Hopi Artists

Saturday April 26, 2025 - 10 am to 4 pm
Sunday, April 27, 2025 - 10 am to 3 pm
Outdoors in the South Rim Village Historic District, on the canyon-facing side of Hopi House, across from El Tovar Hotel.
Hopi basket weaver, Marvene Dawahoya, and Hopi kachina carver, Nuvadi Dawahoya, love coming to the canyon to share their artforms, personal stories, and culture. They welcome questions and conversations from everyone who stops by. Come by to check out the view from Hopi House, along with their work!
Marvene was taught how to weave baskets by her step-mother, Doris, and has been creating sifter baskets from yucca since 2016. According to Marvene, yucca is considered to be a sacred plant - there is a process that a Hopi woman has to go through in order to be able to handle yucca and make the baskets. Marvene says she is privileged to be able to make yucca baskets and she draws inspiration for her designs from the natural things in life.
Nuvadi "Snow" began carving kachina dolls in 1995. His kachinas are carved from cottonwood roots and with a variety of sharp knives. The wood is sanded smoothly and textured with a wood burner. The unpainted doll is then sprayed with a polyurethane to seal the beautiful grain. Then it can be painted and shaded with acrylic paints. "I was inspired and learned to craft my dolls from watching other family members. Although some of my work is traditional, I have created my own style of carvings. I am well known for my Butterfly Maiden and the Warrior Mouse kachina.