Lizard "Monongya" Wall Doll Kachina, by Wilmer Kaye Hopi jewelry One of the first Indigenous

One of the first Indigenous artists to employ Photoshop as his art tool

Patrick Tawawina

Nancy and Ruddell Laconsello

5 x 31 cm (13" x 12")

hand-rolled purple spiny oyster and graduated turquoise beads

Lizard "Monongya" Wall Doll Kachina, by Wilmer Kaye Hopi jewelry One of the first Indigenous"Monongya" Lizard Kachina Wall Doll 7 nches tall 4 inches at widest Turquoise in color like the Crotaphytus lizard found across the desert Southwest, this Kachina doll is called Monongya and participates in mixed Katsina dances and the Powamuya Ceremony. He appears to teach Hopi children right from wrong, in part by scolding clowns for misbehaving. Monongya is also believed to be a matchmaker and advisor, and a Hopi youth might ask the Lizard for help