Shirt Ripper Kachina rug-wool_processed-wool The figure is rendered in

The figure is rendered in low relief with incised and painted detailing

giving the piece a sense of vision and vitality

wearable Navajo concho belt by a well-known silversmith

while sweeping rainclouds

Helen and Lincoln Zunie are well known for their Zuni animal-form inlay jewelry

Shirt Ripper Kachina rug-wool_processed-wool The figure is rendered inHand Carved and Painted Hopi Shirt Ripper (Novantsi tsiloaqa) Kachina. His name roughly translates to he who strips you your clothes. This uncommon Kachina is a runner who quite literally lives up to his name: If he catches someone who is not running fast enough, he tears or rips whatever clothing he can grab, causing the unlucky runner to lose his shirt. Barton Wright, in Kachinas: A Hopi Artist's Documentary Old style Kachinas are traditionally made