Codex Taawa: Exploring the Cosmos of the Hopi
Gerald Dawavendewa (Hopi & Cherokee)
Author, Illustrator
Book will be signed by the Author / Illustrator
Codex Taawa is a series of illustrations inspired by ancient imagery that explores the cosmos of the Hopi people. Each piece highlights a part of the Hopi tradition, stories, or knowledge. The original artworks reproduced here were black and copper ink on handmade Nepalese Lhakpa paper and were inspired by the Codices of Mesoamericans. For the Hopi, the night sky is an astronomical calendar with all of its elements used to set ceremonies, rituals, seasons, events, and measures of time. The Hopi people have observed and measured the movements in the sky to create a complex guide to assist them with existing in this world, which we know as Tuuwaqatsi―the Fourth World.
• 2023 Gold Medalist in Fine Art Category, Independent Publishers book awards.
• 2023 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards Winner - Art category
Gerald Dawavendewa (Hopi & Cherokee)
Author, Illustrator
Book will be signed by the Author / Illustrator
Codex Taawa is a series of illustrations inspired by ancient imagery that explores the cosmos of the Hopi people. Each piece highlights a part of the Hopi tradition, stories, or knowledge. The original artworks reproduced here were black and copper ink on handmade Nepalese Lhakpa paper and were inspired by the Codices of Mesoamericans. For the Hopi, the night sky is an astronomical calendar with all of its elements used to set ceremonies, rituals, seasons, events, and measures of time. The Hopi people have observed and measured the movements in the sky to create a complex guide to assist them with existing in this world, which we know as Tuuwaqatsi―the Fourth World.
• 2023 Gold Medalist in Fine Art Category, Independent Publishers book awards.
• 2023 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards Winner - Art category
Gerald Dawavendewa (Hopi & Cherokee)
Author, Illustrator
Book will be signed by the Author / Illustrator
Codex Taawa is a series of illustrations inspired by ancient imagery that explores the cosmos of the Hopi people. Each piece highlights a part of the Hopi tradition, stories, or knowledge. The original artworks reproduced here were black and copper ink on handmade Nepalese Lhakpa paper and were inspired by the Codices of Mesoamericans. For the Hopi, the night sky is an astronomical calendar with all of its elements used to set ceremonies, rituals, seasons, events, and measures of time. The Hopi people have observed and measured the movements in the sky to create a complex guide to assist them with existing in this world, which we know as Tuuwaqatsi―the Fourth World.
• 2023 Gold Medalist in Fine Art Category, Independent Publishers book awards.
• 2023 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards Winner - Art category
ASIN : B0B2BN98WW
Publisher : Rio Nuevo Publishers; 1st edition (June 30, 2022)
Language : English / Hopi
Hardcover : 104 pages
ISBN-10 : 1940322456
ISBN-13 : 978-1940322452
Item Weight : 1.09 pounds
UNSPSC-Code : 55101500