SWAIA: Santa Fe Indian Market

Raynard Lalo

Hopi

Jewelry - Traditional Form
Pueblo Wooden Carvings

Raynard Lalo is a traditional Hopi kachina carver from the Third Mesa village of Hotevilla in Arizona. His hallmark is a half spider web, symbolic of the maternal clan to which he belongs: the Spider Clan. The Spider Clan is responsible for many of the most important ceremonies and ritual paraphernalia on the Hopi Third Mesa village of Hotevilla.

Raynard’s work is instantly recognizable because of his fine craftsmanship and natural, muted painting style. Collectors, both novice and expert, are fascinated by Raynard’s combination of design principles, skilled woodworking, and bold use of color.

Raynard (whose Hopi name is Tawma, meaning “singer”) has been creating traditional kachina carvings since the age of 15. Raynard’s kachina carvings have won numerous awards in art shows throughout the West. Raynard has taken prizes at the Heard Museum’s Indian Market, the Museum of Northern Arizona’s Hopi Festival, and the Santa Fe Indian Market, to name a few. Raynard’s carvings are collected by people from around the world and he has a large and dedicated following of collectors across the United States, in Japan, and Europe.